EGYPTIAN satirist Bassem Youssef has been released on bail after nearly five hours of questioning over alleged insults to the president and religion, highlighting concerns over freedom of expression in post-revolt Egypt.
Youssef, whose weekly program, Albernameg (The Show), has pushed the boundaries of local television with its merciless critique of those in power, was ordered to pay 15,000 Egyptian pounds (about $A2100) pending investigation into the complaints, judicial sources told AFP.
On Twitter, Youssef confirmed the bail conditions, saying they were for three lawsuits. He said no date has been set for questioning into a fourth legal complaint.
On Sunday morning, Youssef continued to challenge the authorities even as he arrived at the prosecutor's office.
He made his way through a throng of cameras and supporters, to pose with an enormous version of a hat worn by President Mohamed Morsi earlier this month when he received an honorary doctorate from a university in Pakistan.
Youssef had worn the hat on his show a week earlier.
The public prosecutor on Saturday issued an arrest warrant for Youssef, who has more than 1.2 million Twitter followers, following several legal complaints against him relating to the material used on the show.
He is accused of offending Islam through "making fun of the prayer ritual" and of insulting Morsi by "making fun of his international standing".
Dubbed the Egyptian answer to American television's Jon Stewart, star of The Daily Show, Youssef has repeatedly poked fun at those in power and became a household name in the Arab world's most populous country.
He now joins the ranks of several colleagues in the media who face charges of insulting the president.
Rights lawyers say there have been four times as many lawsuits for insulting the president under Morsi than during the entire 30 years that Mubarak ruled.
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