After Ayman Fathy's Withdrawal.. Interior Ministry: Arrest of 8 Supporters of the Candidate for Directing Voters

Arrest of 8 supporters of Ayman Fathy on charges of distributing electoral bribes in Cairo.

SUMMARY

The Ministry of Interior arrested 8 supporters of candidate Ayman Fathy in the Al-Sharabia and Al-Zawiya districts of Cairo for possessing promotional cards and money to distribute as electoral bribes. The ministry denied the candidate's claims of electoral violations, while the candidate announced his withdrawal from the elections due to breaches.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

Arrest of 8 supporters of candidate Ayman Fathy on charges of distributing electoral bribes.
Ministry of Interior denies the candidate's claims of violations and arbitrary measures.
Candidate Ayman Fathy withdraws from the elections due to electoral breaches.

CORE SUBJECT

Arrest of candidate's supporters on electoral bribery charges

The security apparatus of the Ministry of Interior arrested 8 individuals who are supporters of candidate Ayman Fathy El-Sayed, who is contesting the runoff in the Al-Sharabia and Al-Zawiya districts in Cairo, for possessing promotional cards and sums of money intended to be distributed to voters as electoral bribes.

The Ministry of Interior's security forces revealed the details of a video clip circulated on social media in which the candidate claimed there were violations and arbitrary measures against his supporters.

Upon investigation, these claims were found to be false. The actual incident involved the security forces in Cairo apprehending several supporters of the mentioned candidate near the polling stations in the police districts of Al-Sharabia and Al-Zawiya. They were found in possession of several of his election promotional cards and sums of money intended to be distributed to voters to encourage them to vote for him.

The ministry confirmed that data regarding these incidents were published at the time, and legal procedures were taken. The Public Prosecution took over the investigation.

Candidate Ayman Fathy El-Sayed Abdel Wahid, an independent candidate for the Al-Sharabia and Al-Zawiya Al-Hamra district, announced his withdrawal on his personal Facebook page, stating that he decided to withdraw from the elections due to violations in the electoral process and out of concern for his supporters, according to his statements published in the video.

KEYWORDS

Interior Ministry Ayman Fathy electoral bribery Al-Sharabia elections

MENTIONED ENTITIES 5

Ministry of Interior

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Security authority responsible for arresting the suspects

Ayman Fathy El-Sayed Abdel Wahid

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Independent candidate in the Al-Sharabia and Al-Zawiya Al-Hamra district

Al-Sharabia

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Electoral district in Cairo

Al-Zawiya