In Egypt’s Presidential Election, the Real Drama Is on the Sidelines
- Former Islamist presidential hopeful and politician arrested
- Aboul-Fotouh to be questioned by state security prosecutors
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Egyptian officials have arrested a top Islamist who ran in the 2012 presidential race, the latest figure ensnared in the crackdown surrounding President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi’s re-election bid.
Abdel-Moneim Aboul-Fotouh, the head of the Egypt Strong party, was arrested on orders issued by state security prosecutors. The independent al-Shorouk newspaper said criminal complaints were filed by several lawyers claiming that he was “inciting against the nation and creating confusion through media hostile to Egypt.”