North Giza district attorney Mohamed Abdel Salam on Tuesday ordered the arrest of former presidential candidate and prominent lawyer Khaled Ali, pending investigations into charges of committing an obscene act. Giza Security Directorate transferred Ali to its headquarters until investigations with him resume today, after Tuesday’s session, according to statements made by judicial sources to Al-Masry Al-Youm. Ali denied during investigations that he made obscene gesture with his middle finger, adding that the videos submitted to the prosecution as evidences are distorted to show a situation which contradicts reality. The initial lawsuit that was submitted to have the agreement revoked was filed by Khaled Ali, with support from other lawyers and MPs. On the other hand, Ali came in seventh in 2012 presidential race, which the former Muslim Brotherhood president won in the runoff elections against Ahmed Shafiq.

Source: Egypt Independent May 24, 2017 09:22 UTC