Egypt.. Arrest of the designer of the promotional advertisement for the Grand Egyptian Museum featuring Messi and Salah
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The Egyptian security forces managed, today Friday, to arrest the designer of a promotional advertisement for the Grand Egyptian Museum that features Mohamed Salah and Messi.
The young man Abdel Rahman Khaled was arrested on charges of posting misleading video on his personal page on the social media site "Facebook" about the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, which included the appearance of Messi and Salah in the promotional advertisement, according to what his close associates reported.
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities stated that "the video circulating recently on social media platforms, which shows several prominent figures in the fields of art and football locally and globally, does not represent the official advertisement for the opening celebration of the Grand Egyptian Museum scheduled to take place on the first of November."
The ministry confirmed that this video was not produced or directed by it or by the United Media Services Company, the official partner responsible for promoting the event, and that what has been circulated is considered fake content and a violation of intellectual property rights and public performance rights, and necessary legal actions will be taken against it.
The ministry indicated that no new promotional films related to the museum's opening have been issued so far, and that any official materials or advertisements will be published exclusively through the official accredited platforms and channels, which are: the official pages of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, the social media pages of the Grand Egyptian Museum, the official pages of the Egyptian General Authority for Tourism Promotion, and the media platforms affiliated with the United Media Services Company.
A promotional advertisement featuring Mohamed Salah and Messi on the occasion of the upcoming opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum has spread over the past few days on social media in Egypt, leading to controversy about the museum's opening.
The young man Abdel Rahman Khaled was arrested on charges of posting misleading video on his personal page on the social media site "Facebook" about the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, which included the appearance of Messi and Salah in the promotional advertisement, according to what his close associates reported.
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities stated that "the video circulating recently on social media platforms, which shows several prominent figures in the fields of art and football locally and globally, does not represent the official advertisement for the opening celebration of the Grand Egyptian Museum scheduled to take place on the first of November."
The ministry confirmed that this video was not produced or directed by it or by the United Media Services Company, the official partner responsible for promoting the event, and that what has been circulated is considered fake content and a violation of intellectual property rights and public performance rights, and necessary legal actions will be taken against it.
The ministry indicated that no new promotional films related to the museum's opening have been issued so far, and that any official materials or advertisements will be published exclusively through the official accredited platforms and channels, which are: the official pages of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, the social media pages of the Grand Egyptian Museum, the official pages of the Egyptian General Authority for Tourism Promotion, and the media platforms affiliated with the United Media Services Company.
A promotional advertisement featuring Mohamed Salah and Messi on the occasion of the upcoming opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum has spread over the past few days on social media in Egypt, leading to controversy about the museum's opening.
