Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud on Tuesday approved a request submitted to him by Ayman Nour, founder of the Ghad Party, to reopen investigations in the case that convicted the latter of rigging the party’s elections. The conviction resulted in a five-year prison sentence, of which he served three before being released for health reasons.
Party Vice President Abdel Rehim Amr said Nour submitted evidence showing that three witnesses in the case admitted they were pressured by State Security Bureau officers to give false testimonies.
“I can run in the next presidential elections if I’m vindicated,” said Nour, adding that he was framed because he ran against deposed President Hosni Mubarak in the 2005 elections.
Translated from the Arabic Edition
