Legal Adviser to Al-Azhar University Mustafa al-Argawy said the eight university professors referred to investigation Monday preached to students about political matters that were unrelated to university work but fall under the charges of clear incitement to violence and rioting.
“They were videotaped while inciting students to riot,” Argawy told the satellite channel Mehwar.
"The statements they used to incite violence included 'stick to your beliefs,' 'defend your religion' and 'be [strong] men,'” Argawy said.
The university administration “would not allow any person, let alone professors, to be tools of incitement for violence on campus,” he told the show. "Therefore, whoever is proven to have participated in such incitement to violence will be transferred to disciplinary authorities after interrogation."
The expected sanction for the professors is exclusion or suspension from work for a period of no less than three months, in addition to facing a disciplinary board. The board may decide to suspend the professors, reduce their paycheck or dismiss them from office, with or without a pension.
Edited translation from MENA
