Overweight suspended 8 presenting television … – Merca2.0

As part of its renewal at the huge structure having and extreme linkage to power, the Egyptian state television has decided among its measures, the removal momentarily display eight journalists until they comply with a diet To lose weight. The measure, as expected has sparked controversy in the country.

One of the eight journalists ‘suspended’, Khadija al-Khattab has claimed that “It is humiliating and even scandalous”, this immediate order issued by the director of public broadcasting, Sada Hegazi, who was also a presenter at the time and accusing them of “an attempt to get rid of presenting most successful and leave that are leading programs that lack solid content”.

Khattab, said that, “I’m not fat”, told the Spanish newspaper El Mundo, while he added that is “a successful presenter. I would find a timely decision for those who are very overweight but not just as taken. Several human rights organizations have condemned, “said the reporter, the focus of controversy. “Looks are important but in my case it is not necessary”, pointing that does not know what the exact details of these as it will prevent you appear before viewers, at least for a month.

This time, eight journalists must follow a strict diet to get back, according to information from Egyptian newspaper Al Yum to Sabaa , which explained that it must wear a “proper appearance.” The measure has only been applied to women and not to other journalists men, which also bothered affected.

This controversial decision that has aired on social networks and has even reached Parliament where it has raised if the Egyptians have the right weight, while for their part the directors of state television, ensure that they will not reverse this their forced momentary retreat, during which continue to receive his salary.

Egyptian public broadcasting is considered a loyal body to the power that is uncompetitive against satellite channels and suffered the abandonment of many presenters, to protest the manipulation, after the beginning of the revolt that toppled Hosni Mubarak in 2011.