October 26, 2013 • 7:31
Basem Yusef has returned to television after a four-month absence with satirical criticism on supporters of Army Chief Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, local media reported today.
In the first program of its new season last night Yusef scoffed staunch defenders of Al Sisi, who has gained popularity since the overthrow of President Mohamed Mursi last July.
comic reviewed the situation in the country since then and, in one of his comments, he wondered about the low level of knowledge among Egyptian interim president, Adli Mansur.
the end of “The”, as it is called his weekly television program, Yusef warned that “The days of fear”, so they refused to be afraid and said “no one can touch him.”
comedy has a wide following among Egyptian viewers and generated reactions for and against for the way criticizing the authorities.
few days ago, a panel of judges advised the Administrative Court to overturn the ruling by which suspended last April rejected the controversial program Yusef, who was being investigated for allegedly insulting Mursi.
That court considered that the position of president, whatever, should be “protected because it represents the Egyptians.”
Yusef
gained fame after the revolution of January 25, 2011, which toppled the regime of Hosni Mubarak, in a program broadcast on Youtube.
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