An Egyptian appeals court acquitted two young women arrested for “attacking the values of society” because of videos they posted on TikTok, a court official said.
“The appeals court accepted the appeal filed by Haneen Hossam and Mawada al-Adham against his arrest … on charges of inciting debauchery and attacking society’s values,” said the official, asking not to be named.
The women were sentenced to two years in prison in July for “violating public morals”.
Hossam was arrested in April after posting a video on TikTok, telling her 1.3 million subscribers that the girls could work with her for money.
She was accused of “inciting debauchery”, “attacking public morality” and “human trafficking”.
Al-Adham, who has about 2 million followers on Instagram, was also arrested in May after posting satirical videos.
They are among a dozen influencers arrested in 2020 for “violating public morals” in the conservative country.
In June, an Egyptian court sentenced belly dancer Sama al-Masry to three years for “inciting debauchery” on social media, after posting a TikTok dance video.
In 2018, a singer was arrested on the same charge after an online music video of her dance went viral.
The previous year, a pop singer was sentenced to two years in prison on similar charges, also for a video that was considered provocative. His sentence was reduced to one year on appeal.