The Cairo Court of Appeal decided 18 December on a trial session for a
National Democratic Party (NDP) leader and two journalists before Giza
Criminal Court for insulting a judge who had claimed he witnessed rigging
incidents in elections.
Mo’mena Kamel, an NDP victor in the 6th October district, described the judge as
“an insane and retarded liar.”
The judge submitted a report to the heads of the High Elections Committee
(HEC) and other election committees, saying he witnessed vote
manipulation in favor of the NDP’s two female candidates, Mo’mena
Kamel and Nermine Badrawy, while supervising elections in 6th October.
In the same context, the General Prosecutor decided on Saturday to
refer Al-Shorouk newspaper's editor-in-chief Amr Khafagi and Al-Shorouk reporter
Hesham al-Mayani for speedy trial at Giza Criminal Court. Both
defendants will post bail of LE20,000.
Khafagi and al-Mayani are accused of libel and slander after
publishing an interview on Saturday in which Kamel insulted a civil
servant performing his election supervising duties.
