NPA affirms Al-Ahram journalist who committed suicide was not deprived of incentives

NPA affirms Al-Ahram journalist who committed suicide was not deprived of incentives

The National Press Authority (NPA) in Egypt revealed details surrounding the suicide of journalist Emad al-Fekky at his office in Al-Ahram newspaper’s building, stressing that official documents showed he was not deprived of his financial incentives or promotions.

The NPA said that an investigation was conducted into a claim made by another journalist that Fekky committed suicide because he has been deprived of promotions and bonuses at Al-Ahram Foundation.

Official documents of Al-Ahram Foundation and the testimonies of officials stated that the deceased had received the full annual bonus without any delay I payments over the past four years, the most recent of which was in February 2022, according to the NPA.

He was last promoted to Deputy Editor-in-Chief in 2012, according to his service file with the foundation, the NPA added.

The NPA said that its initiative to conduct investigations into the incident aimed to reveal the truth to the public in response to rumors circulated on social media about the gross injustice that the deceased had allegedly been subjected to, causing him to commit suicide at his office.

Al-Ahram Editor-in-Chief Alaa Thabet filed an official investigate those who spread these rumors, stressing his innocence and the innocence of the foundation’s officials.

In April, Egyptian