The House of Representatives’ Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee voted in favor of stripping MP Mohamed Anwar Al Sadat of his membership, based on recommendations from the parliament’s Ethics Committee, MP Mostafa Bakry said. Al Sadat was faced with charges he leaked a draft of the NGO bill to foreign embassies, communicated with the European Union without the parliament’s approval, and forged signatures on proposals he presented to the House — all of which he has denied, according to Al Mal. Al Sadat tells Al Shorouk that, while he respects the committee’s decision, he believes he was the subject of a witch hunt within the House. He had previously said that he would file a complaint with the Prosecutor General’s office if the House Ethics Committee were to take disciplinary action against him.

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