Egypt’s Public Prosecution has referred TikTok stars Hanin Hossam, Mawaddah Eladham and others to criminal trial on charges of human trafficking. Hossam and Eladham are being investigated over charges of appearing in live videos on TikTok, the Chinese video- sharing social networking service. A court released Hossam on LE5,000 bail on January 27, after turning down the prosecution’s appeal against her release. The Cairo Economic Appellant Court had acquitted Hossam, Eladham, and three others over charges of violating public morality earlier this year. Eladham was famous for her music videos, garnering 3.1 million TikTok followers and 1.6 million on Instagram.

Source: Egypt Independent March 15, 2021 11:37 UTC