Egypt鈥檚 public prosecutor ordered on Friday the release on bail of a famous YouTube couple who were arrested for allegedly abusing their daughter, Egyptian media reported.
The prosecution placed the bail at $2,538 (40,000 Egyptian pounds) for the release of Ahmed Hassan and his wife Zeinab, according to .
The couple were arrested at their residence in a Cairo compound after they posted a video on their YouTube channel of 5.9 million subscribers, titled 鈥淶einab and Ahmed Hassan prank Ayleen,鈥� referring to their one-year-old daughter.
In the video, Zeinab is seen painting her face black before going to her daughter, who then appears to be uncomfortable and cries.
Images of the child鈥檚 frightened face circulated on social media with users criticizing her parents鈥� prank, who are heard laughing in the video that has over two million views. 
Egypt鈥檚 National Council for Childhood and Motherhood (NCCM) submitted a report to the Public Prosecution to open an investigation into the case after a complaint was filed. 
The General Director of the Child Helpline with NCCM, Sabri Osman, said during a phone-in with the Good Morning Egypt show, that videos such as those uploaded by the couple display the reckless behavior of the parents.
He believed that their goal was for fame and fortune, which they gain from the popularity of their YouTube channel, but at the expense of their daughter鈥檚 welfare.
Social media users have previously criticized the couple for 鈥渆xploiting鈥� their daughter since her birth to gain more subscribers.