Adel Imam

Adel Imam challenged in court a tax appeals committee decision demanding approximately 6.4 million Egyptian pounds in VAT on three television series. In late December 2023, the administrative court referred the case to a competent tax chamber because of the amount involved.

State of the evidence

Documented

Attribution

Directly implicated

Several Egyptian and Arab media outlets reported that a tax dispute involving Adel Imam was referred to prosecutors in 2014 before being settled with the tax administration. In March 2015, the head of the tax authority's liberal professions department stated that Imam had paid EGP 5.4 million in taxes that year, excluding withholding tax, and ranked first among taxpaying artists.

State of the evidence

Documented

Attribution

Directly implicated

Imam was sentenced at first instance to three months in prison and a fine following a complaint alleging that several of his works ridiculed Islam or religious figures.

State of the evidence

Documented

Attribution

Directly implicated

Course of the proceedings

1. Formally charged — Formal charge before the current outcome

During the 2011 uprising, Adel Imam publicly defended Hosni Mubarak and criticised the continuation of demonstrations, leading activists to classify him among pro-regime artists to be boycotted.

State of the evidence

Documented

Legal status — source text

Not applicable

Attribution

Personally implicated