An opposition parliamentarian in Egypt has been detained by the police on suspicion of forging documents to form a new political party. Ayman Nour, founder of the al-Ghad, or Tomorrow Party, was taken into custody on Saturday after the Egyptian parliament stripped him of his parliamentary immunity. Lawmakers approved a request by the Justice Minister for Nour's parliamentary immunity to be lifted so he could be detained. Nour denies the forgery accusations. His arrest came two days before the ruling National Democratic Party will meet with Egyptian opposition parties to discuss political reform. State security investigators have accused Nour of forging all but 14 of the more than 2000 signatures he was required to present to the committee responsible for licensing political parties. Investigators searched his home and office for additional documents. Nour has described his party, one of just three to be given permission to operate in the past 25 years, as a liberal democratic party that represents youth. He has made numerous suggestions for Egyptian economic and political reform, including constitutional amendments to allow for the president to be elected and the removal of the reference of socialism as the country's guiding principle.