Amal Clooney, the archeological lobby's latest heroine for her calls for the return of the Parthenon marbles, is now in trouble with the Egyptian military dictatorship for her views on the lack of independence of Egyptian courts. Cultural Property Observer ' Archaeological Lobby's Latest Heroine in Trouble with Egyptian Military Dictatorship). Peter Tompa asks whether Mrs Clooney can count on the archeological lobby's support. "Not a chance. After all, open support for Clooney may put precious excavation permits at risk".
Monday, January 5, 2015
Legal Heroin in Trouble with Egypt Military Dictators
Amal Clooney, the archeological lobby's latest heroine for her calls for the return of the Parthenon marbles, is now in trouble with the Egyptian military dictatorship for her views on the lack of independence of Egyptian courts. Cultural Property Observer ' Archaeological Lobby's Latest Heroine in Trouble with Egyptian Military Dictatorship). Peter Tompa asks whether Mrs Clooney can count on the archeological lobby's support. "Not a chance. After all, open support for Clooney may put precious excavation permits at risk".
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Umm, are you sure about this? I would not be relying if I were you on Mr Tompa as a source on anything. Egypt has for several days been warning foreign journalists to fact-check before writing nonsense about the Amal Clooney story - http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2015/01/06/egypt-warns-foreign-journalists-fact-check-following-amal-clooney-story/ …
ReplyDeleteThe Guardian article implied Clooney had been recently threatened with arrest in connection with the Al Jazeera case, rather than in early 2014 and before the current administration. The article does not point to which ministry or official the threats derived from.
However, a subsequent statement by Clooney following the confusion surrounding the story denies that Egyptian officials ever threatened her. Instead, the statement said “experts in Egyptian affairs” informed her that she and her International Bar Association colleagues risked arrest if they were to attempt to launch their report in Cairo.