Egyptian Prosecutor Bans Reporting on Lawsuit by Former Presidential Candidate Alleging Fraud
Election where Mohamed Morsi won being questioned by the runner up
An Egyptian prosecutor has banned journalists from reporting on a legal complaint filed by a former presidential candidate, Ahmed Shafiq, who claimed that last year's elections were fixed.
According to a judicial source cited by the website Aswat Masriya the prosecutor made the decision after Shafiq's attorney argued that the election results were "manipulated."
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