Former Egyptian Presidential Hopeful to Face Trial

Date: 07 November 2023 - 21:51

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CAIRO (AFP) – Egyptian former presidential hopeful Ahmed al-Tantawi will face trial for circulating unauthorized endorsement forms for Egypt’s upcoming elections, a campaign member and rights defenders said Tuesday.

Tantawi, who withdrew his bid for the presidency last month after failing to gather enough endorsements to run, will face criminal court on charges of “circulating election-related papers without official authorization,” leading human rights defender Hossam Bahgat wrote on X, formerly Twitter.