Egyptian Islamist lawmaker Anwar el-Balkimy was expelled from his political party and forced to resign from the new Egyptian Parliament after 40 days for fabricating an assault in order to cover up cosmetic surgery he received on his face. According to the New York Times:
At the private hospital where Mr. Balkimy was treated, doctors spoke out against what they called the brazenness of his lies.
But not before a solemn parade of his fellow lawmakers — including the speaker of the Parliament, Saad el-Katatni of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s more mainstream Islamist movement — had visited Mr. Balkimy in his hospital room to express their sympathies. Also not before his colleagues in Al Nour had demanded the public questioning of the interior minister for his potential responsibility in the supposed attacks. State media reported that the ministry had sent a letter offering condolences. …
Nader Bakar, a spokesman for Al Nour, said that in expelling Mr. Balkimy the party was establishing the principle of accountability, requiring public officials whose wrongdoing interferes with their duties to apologize and bear the responsibility — something he said was common around the world, but still new in Egypt.