A member of SCAF demands TV presenter Youssri Fouda to return to ONTV channel

Major Ismail Ettman, director of moral affairs and member of the military council, appealed to TV host Youssri Fouda to return to ONTV, according to his description of Fouda, he sees him as an efficient and respected professional program presenter. He added that it is essential to eliminate any disagreement between him and anyone else whether it may be the administration of the channel or any other sector in ONTV. It is vital that his talents are made use of the major explained.During a telephone interview with TV host Reem Maged on her program “Baladna Bel Masry” or “Our Country in Egyptian” Ettman denied that there were any arguments between SCAF and the administration of ONTV emphasizing that SCAF would never interfere in the policies of any channel as long as appropriate and non offending language is used, and because they genuinely believe in freedom of opinion. The problem arose when TV host Youssri Fouda declined to present his episode last Thursday, which was meant to be a commentating episode between the 2 giant contemporary authors “Alaa El Aswani” and “Ibrahim Eissa” , to the interview TV host Mona El Shazli had with Majors Mohamed El Assar and Mahmoud Hegazy members of the military council. Later on, Fouda announced the pending of his program “Akher Kalam” or “The Final Words” until further notice, without giving any clear reasons as to why the program was paused. Then added that he will apply self censorship and he would rather say good or nothing at all.