The Dokki prosecution affiliated to the Giza governorate decided on Sunday to summon former presidential candidate and prominent lawyer Khalid Ali to undergo investigations over charges of establishing a political party without getting the authorities’ approval. According to a local media outlet, the prosecution’s summon order was released in response to a notification introduced by lawyer Samir Sabry against Ali, who is currently in Italy and will return on Tuesday. The introduced notification stipulated that Ali established the ‘Bread and Freedom’ political party without getting any prior permission from the authorities; moreover the notification said that the party was currently practicing all political activities, from releasing statements to running events. In response to the summon order released by the prosecution, the Bread and Freedom party released a statement t through which the party asserted that the notification dates back to January. Prior to the above statement, the party released consecutive social media posts and statements on a regular basis, that document arrest operations conducted by the authorities against people affiliated with it.

Source: Egypt Independent May 22, 2017 11:43 UTC