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Court declares Rania Youssef innocent


Sun 21 Feb 2021 | 03:44 PM
Rana Atef

On Sunday, Qasr Al Nil Misdemeanor Court declared actress Rania Youssef as innocent from committing improper acts accusations.

Moreover, the second case filed against Youssef will be discussed in the court on February 28.

The actress didn't appear in the court, however, lawyer Ashraf Farahat who field the lawsuit against the actress attended the session.

Therefore, Youssef thanked the court in a statement posted on her Instagram account.

last month, the court set Youssef’s trial to  February 21 after Farahat filed a report against her after her latest TV interview with Iraqi TV presenter Nizar El Faris which she mentioned her body and used a verse from the Holy Quran.

In December, Head of the Actors’ Syndicate, actor Ashraf Zaki addressed the actress’s controversial statements to the Iraq-based TV channel “Al-Rasheed”.

In a phone interview with the “Honorable Citizen” program, broadcast on “Al-Hadath”, Zaki stated that the Syndicate board will meet on Sunday to discuss the situation and weigh what Youssef said as well as the position of the Syndicate.

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The actress posted a promo for her latest interview with an Iraqi satellite channel, which featured her talking about her body.

“There will be a response from the syndicate,” Zaki noted.

He stressed that the Syndicate respects everyone and responds to any complaints raised by anyone. Zaki explained that he does not have an account on Facebook and that the news is delivered late to him.