The State Council's Administrative Court set a Tuesday hearing for a case filed to its first circuit demanding that Omar Suleiman and Ahmed Shafiq be banned from the presidential race.
Attorney Saber Shalabi sued the 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.
Presidential hopeful Mohamed Selim al-Awa said Monday that "in the case of a victory by the former head of Egyptian intelligence [Suleiman], we will announce another revolution of wrath in Egypt."
During a phone call with Dream Channel, Awa said that he will appeal against Suleiman's signatures of support for his nomination, claiming that he gathered the signatures illegally with the help of the police and the army.
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.
Translated from Al-Masry Al-Youm
