Egyptian military prosecutors ordered a colonel be detained for 15 days after he announced plans to run in the country’s 2018 presidential election, his lawyer said Sunday. Colonel Ahmed Konsowa was detained on Saturday on suspicion of “behaviour that harms the requirements of the military” because he “published a video and stated political views,” said the lawyer, Asaad Heikal. The 42-year-old colonel was detained for 15 days in preventive custody as the prosecution investigates the case, Heikal told AFP. Konsowa announced his plans to stand in the election in video messages and a statement posted on his Facebook page on Wednesday. “I proudly declare that I have decided to unlock the current political deadlock by running” in the election, Konsowa said in the statement.

Source: Pakistan Today December 03, 2017 17:15 UTC