The Complete Story of “The Pharaonic Dress Girl”. Are you facing the charge of “indecent act in a public place”?

A few days ago, a girl named Salma El-Shimi, a model, posted photos of her in the pharaonic dress, in front of the large-scale pyramid in the Saqqara region, accompanied by a comment: “Queen Malbniti was found urgent.” . Which required an investigation into the incident.

Hours after photos of the incident were released, “Salma” was sought out, known to the media as “the girl in the pharaonic dress.”

Immediately, Dr. Mustafa Waziri, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, referred the incident of a girl photographing the interior of an archaeological site with pharaonic clothing, taking pictures and posting them on his social media platforms, to the prosecution to investigate the incident and take all necessary legal action.

“Waziri” stated that the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities is always interested in preserving archaeological sites and the history of ancient Egyptian civilization, and that anyone who proves negligence in the rights of antiquities and Egyptian civilization will be sanctioned, after the result of the prosecution’s investigations into the filming incident.

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In December 2018, photos and videos of a foreign young man and girl who climbed the Great Pyramid at night, and photos of pornographic videos on top of the Great Pyramid were released, which was considered by some to be an “ understatement. from the history of the pharaohs. ”

Danish photographer Andreas Hvid had posted a video of him on his Instagram account with his girlfriend, during his nightly infiltration to escape the Egyptian Tourism Police to claim the Great Pyramid. We were spotted by the guards. I did not photograph several hours of ascent, during which we infiltrated the top of the pyramid ”.

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The Antiquities Ministry considered the video an “insult and a war against the Egyptian state and its civilization,” as Dr. Ayman Ashmawy, head of the Egyptian antiquities sector, said at the time, that the ministry referred the matter to the Public Ministry. for his research, adding that insisting on filming such immoral films is an insult to all symbols. Humanity, especially since this goes against our morals and values.

Ashmawy emphasized that the Egyptian state refuses to practice such an ethic and insult one of the most prominent and important archaeological sites in Egypt.

The Danish photographer and his girlfriend faced the charge of “committing an indecent act in a public area”, but the tourist said that he did not know that taking pornographic photographs was illegal, so they were released, in coordination with the National Security Sector, in exchange for a bail of 5,000 pounds.

Will the “pharaonic girl” face the charge of “indecent act”?

An indecent act is defined as “any indecent act” according to article 278 of the Egyptian Penal Code, but one of its conditions is the availability of publicity, which means that the indecent act takes place in a public place. Article 278 of the Egyptian Penal Code establishes: “All” Anyone who publicly commits an indecent act will be punished with a custodial sentence of no more than one year or a fine of no more than 300 pounds. “

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Archeology expert Dr. Hussein Abdel-Basir says that the model will often summarize her punishment in Law No. 117 of 1983, relating to antiquities, specifically Article No. 45, after its reform, which provides for everyone who finds themselves in an archaeological site or museum without a permit or who goes up without a permit, is exposed to prison for a period not less than one month and a fine of 100,000 pounds or either of these two penalties.