The State Council’s Administrative Court postponed to 24 April the consideration of a case filed to its first circuit demanding that Omar Suleiman and Ahmed Shafiq be banned from the presidential race, said the official website of Egypt’s state television on Tuesday.
Attorney Saber Shalabi sued Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri, former Vice President Omar Suleiman and former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq saying that Suleiman and Shafiq should be banned from running for office as they lack good reputations.
The lawsuit claims that former President Mubarak sought the help of Suleiman in many crises and that there are documents proving his involvement in the deal that provides Egyptian gas to Israel at below-market costs.
The Battle of the Camel happened while they were in office, the lawsuit said, adding that they took part in the killing of demonstrators by slandering them in the media, calling them murderers, saboteurs and a minority who adopt foreign agendas.
Suleiman submitted his candidacy documents Sunday supported with nearly double the 30,000 signatures required for eligibility. MP Essam Sultan of the Wasat Party introduced a bill in Parliament banning Suleiman, Shafiq and former Foreign Minister Amr Moussa from running in the presidential race.
