Counselor Tharwat Hammād, the examining judge mandated by the justice minister to investigate acts of violence and clashes outside Egypt's state TV & radio building in the area of Maspero on October 9, 2011, which left dozens killed or wounded, ordered the release of Egyptian TV anchorwoman Rashā Majdī.

Majdī was investigated over information she had relayed during her appearance in a news bulletin commenting on the incidents. [Author Not Mentioned, al-Akhbār, Jan. 31, p. 5]