Egypt: Judiciary Challenges HEC, NTRA Decisions
December 1st, 2010 by Evan
The Egyptian Association for Community Participation Enhancement (EACPE), a member of the Independent Coalition for Elections Monitoring, recently
released a statement on an administrative court ruling affirming the organization’s eligibility to monitor the election. In the run-up to the vote, the High Election Commission (HEC) rejected EACPE’s application, citing “security-related reasons.” In a separate ruling, a judge
struck down the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority’s decision to increase monitoring of SMS messaging ahead of the election. Meanwhile, Ghad Party leader
Wael Nawara documents government backlash against judges who do not toe the party line in a new piece at the Huffington Post.
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