Egypt: a parliament of cats and dogs

In the aftermath of Egypt's rigged election, Zakaria Azmy, the chief of Mubarak's presidential staff, is demanding legal action against al-Masry al-Youm newspaper for depicting members of parliament as cats and dogs.

Azmy, who is himself a member of parliament, says it's defamatory and insists that the elections were "free and fair".

Posted by Brian Whitaker, 14 Dec 2010.