House has undermined its own credibility by giving Sadat the boot, Al Ghazaly Harb says

The House of Representatives has undermined its own credibility by stripping MP Mohamed Al Sadat of his membership, Osama Al Ghazaly Harb argues in a column penned for Al Ahram. The writer says that the rumor mill (particularly the international one) suggests that the House was pursuing a vendetta against Sadat for raising a stink about the assembly spending EGP 18 mn of state funds on three new cars. He says the move undermines Egyptian democracy and sends a message that freedom of expression is an illusion that not even an MP can indulge in.