Egypt\u2019s Public Prosecution decided, Wednesday to re-new jailing the man who harassed a boy on Giza-Aswan train for 15 days pending investigations.<\/p>\n
The Prosecution also ordered searching for the boy who appeared as the victim in the circulated video.<\/p>\n
On Monday, Egypt\u2019s Ministry of interior affairs arrested, the man who appeared in a circulated video on social media harassing a boy on the train.<\/p>\n
In an official statement by the Ministry, it was affirmed that the man was identified and arrested.<\/p>\n
The man who was resident of Sohag governorate, [Upper Egypt] and works as a real estate broker admitted his crime during the investigation; and accordingly, all legal measures were taken regarding the incident and the man was referred to the Public Prosecution Office.<\/p>\n
The video surfaced on social media on Saturday, showed the boy sitting in a window seat beside the man with his face down at the man\u2019s lap, though most of the time hidden behind the man\u2019s galabiya, a traditional loose garment worn by some rural Egyptians.<\/p>\n
The passengers who filmed the video said the incident took place on Friday in a train going from Giza to Aswan, Upper Egypt, where he found the alleged perpetrator suspicious in the presence of a beggar boy. All passengers were asleep, as it was 11 a.m. and it is usually around 12 hours from Giza to Aswan.<\/p>\n
The passenger subtly directed his phone at the man and started filming and pretended to sleep. He later checked his phone and found the disturbing video, engaging in a scuffle with the man while other passengers watched on. The man left the train in a station in Asyut governorate.<\/p>\n
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