JUST IN: Egyptian TV Host Jailed For Interviewing Gay Man

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An Egyptian court has sentenced a TV journalist to 12 months' jail time for allegedly "promoting homosexuality" after he interviewed a gay man.
Mohammed al-Gheiti was also accused of "contempt of religion" after inviting the guest onto his show, according to Egypt's state-run Al-Ahram website.
Al-Gheiti also received a fine of 3,000 Egyptian pounds ($167) and will be placed under surveillance for one year after finishing his prison time, according to Al-Ahram.
The verdict, handed down by the misdemeanors court in Giza, can be appealed.
The sentence can be suspended pending the outcome of the appeal if al-Gheiti pays 1,000 Egyptian pounds ($56) in bail, lawyer Samir Sabri, who filed legal papers against the TV host, told AFP.
CNN says it has not been unable to reach a lawyer for al-Gheiti.
Al-Gheiti has spoken out against homosexuality on multiple occasions.
An Egyptian court has sentenced a television host to one year in prison for interviewing a gay man last year.
Mohamed al-Gheiti, who has expressed his stance against homosexuality on several occasions, was accused of promoting homosexuality and contempt of religion.
The misdemeanours court in Giza also fined him 3,000 Egyptian pounds ($147) and ordered he be put under surveillance for one year after serving his sentence, said Samir Sabri, the lawyer who brought the case against him.
The Sunday verdict can be appealed, and it can be suspended if Gheiti pays bail of 1,000 pounds pending the outcome of the appeal, said Sabri.
In August 2018, Gheiti hosted a gay man on his talk show on the private LTC TV station and discussed homosexuality on air.
During the interview, the gay man, whose face was blurred to hide his identity, said he was a sex worker and openly talked about his relationship with another man.
After the interview was aired, the Supreme Council for Media Regulation, Egypt's top media body, suspended the channel for two weeks for "professional violations".
In a statement at the time, the council said the LTC TV had violated its decision "banning the appearance of homosexuals or promotion of their slogans".
The council banned the appearance of homosexuals on any outlet after a rainbow flag - symbolic of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community - was waved during a Cairo concert in 2017.
At the time, the authorities launched a large-scale crackdown on suspected homosexuals, triggering condemnation from right groups.
Homosexuality is not expressly outlawed in Egypt, but gays have previously been charged with debauchery in the deeply conservative Muslim society.

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