Egypt’s Court of Cassation affirmed an eight-year jail term for Ahmed Bassam Zaki, often known as “ABZ” on social media, who was charged with sexually abusing three females.
In 2021, Zaki was convicted to eight years in jail by a Criminal Court in Cairo’s Fifth Settlement. The former student was 21 years old at the time of his arrest in 2020, and he had been found guilty of sexually abusing and blackmailing three young females.
The circumstances that led to the now-famous ABZ case began in July 2020, when social media posts accused Zaki of rape, sexual assault, extortion, and harassment. Within hours, Zaki had been implicated by over fifty women online.
Egypt’s Court of Cassation has upheld a sentence of eight years in prison for Ahmed Bassam Zaki, known on social media as “ABZ”, who was charged with sexually assaulting three girls. The ruling, which was issued on 17 August, is final and cannot be overturned.
Zaki had initially been sentenced to eight years in prison by a Criminal Court in Cairo’s Fifth Settlement in 2021. At the time of his arrest, in 2020, the former student was 21 years old and had been found guilty of sexually assaulting and blackmailing three underage girls.
The events leading up to the now-infamous ABZ case began in July 2020, when posts appeared on social media accusing Zaki of rape, sexual assault, blackmail, and harassment. Within hours, Zaki had been accused online by more than fifty women and a couple of underage boys.
