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Africa North
Egypt Opposition Leader jailed for forgery
2005-12-25
Egypt's Opposition Leader Ayman Nour has been sentenced to five years in jail for forgery by a Cairo Criminal Court. The 41-year-old went on trial six months ago on charges of forging affidavits for the creation of his Ghad Party last year. Nour and his wife shouted "Down with President Hosni Mubarak" when the judge read the sentence.

Among Nur's six co-defendants, two were sentenced to five years in prison, three to three years and another was sentenced to 10 years in absentia. Nur, who was President Mubarak's main challenger in the September presidential election, has always denied the charges. He says they were trumped up by the regime to undermine his political career.
Posted by:Fred

#4  Nice photo. Too bad our prisons don't look like that anymore.
Posted by: Jibtrim   2005-12-25 19:02  

#3  Stop it Grom, be happy, Egypt is ever increasng.
Posted by: Leon Clavin   2005-12-25 18:24  

#2  Arab democracy in action.
Posted by: gromgoru   2005-12-25 12:03  

#1  An Egyptian forging documents? Doesn't he know if you want it forged right, you gotta go with the seasoned pros, the Pakistanis? Jeez, I thought everyone knew that by now...
Posted by: Raj   2005-12-25 11:41  

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