A member of the Jama’a al-Islamiya Shura Council has said the group has indications about intentions to rig the upcoming presidential election, and that it made plans to prevent fraud by protecting the polling stations.
“We’ve been informed through our sources that there will be rigging of the presidential elections. It might take place inside the polling stations or while announcing the results,” Tarek al-Zomor told Al-Masry Al-Youm. “The group drew up a plan along with other political forces that depends on public mobilization of people, not only for voting, but also for protecting polling stations and boxes.”
“We seek to mobilize all segments of the society to defend their will correctly. If what we fear happens, we would stage a second revolution that leaves none of the remnants, purges society and avoids the disadvantages of the first revolution,” Zomor said.
Zomor said the group agreed with presidential hopeful Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh on allowing the parliamentary majority to form the new government in case he became president, without letting his conflict with the Muslim Brotherhood be a reason for not letting it form the government.
Zomor also warned against the victory of presidential candidate Amr Moussa, saying this would spark another revolution because Moussa was considered a Mubarak regime figure. Moussa’s winning would lead the country backward, Zomor said.
The group’s Shura Council will meet on Wednesday to discuss several issues, including the clashes in Abbasseya last week, supporting Abouel Fotouh and possibilities of participating in a protest planned for Friday.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
