Naming donkey for Egypt general 'illegal'
AP September 22, 2013, 1:15 pm
A farmer in southern Egypt has been arrested after putting the military chief's name and an army-style cap on his donkey while riding it through town, the state news agency says.
MENA news agency said that Omar Abul-Magd was arrested late on Friday in Qena province for allegedly insulting General Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who led the popularly-backed coup against President Mohamed Morsi.
Since Morsi's ouster, authorities have cracked down on critics of the powerful military.
Earlier this week, a military court ordered five pro-Morsi protesters to serve up to three years in prison for chanting against the army.
Three were tried in absentia.
