Electronic blackmail is a more recent crime plaguing Egyptian society based on threatening victims, by publishing explicit pictures or fabricated personal news – with the majority of victims being women. Abdel-Hamid urged to reconsider the punishment prescribed for this crime as it is currently insufficient for the material and moral harms it inflicts. She demanded to reconsider the penalties to ensure further deterrence and prevent such tragedies. In her proposal, the deputy said that a lot of extortion crimes have spread recently, especially electronic extortion online. “Some misuse these means to defame the personal lives of others and leak personal information and photos, which causes harm to the victims,” she said.

Source: Egypt Independent January 04, 2022 22:20 UTC