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The claim was seen as fueling a 15 July 2012 attack of tomatoes and shoes by Egyptian Copt protestors on the motorcade of the visiting United States Secretary of State
In March 2012, he was found guilty of defamation and libel in lawsuit filed against him for insulting the mother of Egyptian torture victim Khaled Saeed and sentenced in absentia. On his channel, Okasha co-hosts a popular television show called "Egypt Today". Okasha"s political opponents accused him of using the show to "spread lies and fantasy" about them.
In July 2012, a court ordered First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Faraeen to be shut down for 45 days.
On 22 October 2012, Okasha was convicted of insulting President Mohamed Mursi and sentenced to a four-month jail term and a fine of 100 Egyptian pounds (United States$1639). Okasha remained free while appealing the sentence.
Amnesty International protested the conviction, calling it "a further blow to freedom of expression" and noting that the organization would consider Okasha a prisoner of conscience were he imprisoned on this basis. On 13 April 2015, Okasha called for Netanyahu to bomb Iran.
He said Put your trust in God and bomb it.We are with you.
And if you need fuel for the jets, we will give it to you.