(ANSAmed) - CAIRO, APRIL 28 - The Union of the Youth the
Egyptian Revolution has appealed to the Prosecutor General to
exclude former Arab League secretary Amr Mussa from standing in
the presidential elections in view of a regulation approved
within the past few days that prevents leading figures from the
"ancien regime" from standing as candidates.
Mr Mussa served as foreign minister under Hosni Mubarak from 1991 to 2001. As a communique' states: ''Mussa was a vital partner of corruption during Mubarak's regime and in the affair surrounding gas exports to Israel''.
The Union of Youth of the Revolution is also attacking Ahmad Shafik, the last premier under the former dictator, who has been nominated at the last minute after being crossed off the list of candidates specifically under the regulation banning figures from the ancien regime.
Against the danger of their return to power, a demonstration was held in Tahrir Square, staged by several hundred people, mainly Salafis, whose candidate Hazem Salah Abi Ismail was excluded from the election because his mother holds a US passport. Much more modest in terms of numbers than the demonstrations of last week, the protest was not supported by revolutionary organisations. (ANSAmed).
Mr Mussa served as foreign minister under Hosni Mubarak from 1991 to 2001. As a communique' states: ''Mussa was a vital partner of corruption during Mubarak's regime and in the affair surrounding gas exports to Israel''.
The Union of Youth of the Revolution is also attacking Ahmad Shafik, the last premier under the former dictator, who has been nominated at the last minute after being crossed off the list of candidates specifically under the regulation banning figures from the ancien regime.
Against the danger of their return to power, a demonstration was held in Tahrir Square, staged by several hundred people, mainly Salafis, whose candidate Hazem Salah Abi Ismail was excluded from the election because his mother holds a US passport. Much more modest in terms of numbers than the demonstrations of last week, the protest was not supported by revolutionary organisations. (ANSAmed).
