
Same guy who was already hauled in for “insulting Islam” and “insulting Morsi.”
(AFP) — The Public Prosecution is probing new complaints against popular satirist Bassem Youssef, this time for “insulting Pakistan” and “spreading atheism,” judicial sources told AFP on Tuesday.
The wildly popular Youssef — whose weekly political satire program Al-Bernameg has spared few public figures of merciless critique —¬¬ is currently on bail pending investigation into charges of insulting President Mohamed Morsy and Islam.
The new lawsuits accuse Youssef of “insulting the state of Pakistan and causing tensions in its relations with Egypt.”
He is also accused of insulting religion and “spreading atheism.”
One lawsuit claimed that Youssef was attempting to “spread atheism” after he allegedly made fun of the prayer ritual which constitutes “questioning one of the five pillars of Islam.”
Youssef confirmed he was being investigated again on his Twitter account.
