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| Nour's Trial Adjourned Until After Elections |
| 2005-07-07 |
| The forgery trial of opposition leader and presidential candidate Ayman Nour has been adjourned until after Egypt's elections in September, Judge Adel Abdul Salam announced yesterday. But in line with Egyptian law, the trial postponement will not affect Nour's candidacy as he has been charged so far but not condemned. He appeared before Cairo's Criminal Court yesterday and twice last week as a free man. Salam said the trial has been adjourned until Sept. 25, while the elections are scheduled to take place in the first two weeks of the month. "We would have wished that Nour could have proved his innocence before the presidential elections. It is a very long and unjustified delay," said defense lawyer Amir Salem. Egyptian authorities accuse him of forging some of the signatures needed to obtain state approval for the creation of his Ghad (tomorrow) party last year. |
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