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  • Egypt’s SCAF and the Curious Case Against Konsowa - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

    http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/75353?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTkRNMk5tRmxNMlkxWVdJNSIsInQiOiI0TXVEdzY5ekl

    The Egyptian military is exploiting legal loopholes and bureaucratic mechanisms to control which military personnel can exercise their constitutional right to political participation.
    January 25, 2018
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    On December 3, a few days after Colonel Ahmed Konsowa announced in a YouTube video that he intended to run against Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in the upcoming Egyptian presidential election, he was detained and put on a military trial for announcing his bid while still serving in the military. In an uncharacteristically prompt trial on December 19, he was sentenced to six years in prison and is now awaiting an appeal before a military court.

    Konsowa, who had previously tried to resign from the military to run in the 2015 parliamentary elections, is not the only presidential hopeful to face dire consequences for his intentions. After declaring his decision to run, Ahmed Shafik—Egypt’s former prime minister and air force pilot who ran in the 2012 presidential election—was deported from the UAE and held incommunicado for 24 hours upon his return to Egypt. Following this episode, he indicated he no longer wishes to participate. Sami Anan, the former Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, was detained on January 23 after announcing his intention to run for president, and is now accused of incitement against the military and of violating military code. Khaled Ali, a prominent lawyer, withdrew on January 24, citing the absence of a democratic process or any possibilities for competition. Sisi currently stands unchallenged.

    Military officers, though not banned from political participation, have to resign from the military before running for any office. In May 2013, the Supreme Constitutional Court upheld the constitutional right of Egyptian military and police personnel to political participation—thereby rejecting a draft law by the then Islamist-dominated Shura Council that would have denied military and police personnel their right to vote. The court’s decision made clear the difference between denying the right to vote based on “temporary and objective” conditions (such as age or mental disability) and depriving an entire group of people (such as military personnel) of a right. The law was thus rejected on basis of preventing discrimination. In addition, the court explained that exempting citizens based on the nature of their employment further impinges on the right to work, which is also protected by the Egyptian constitution.

  • Egypt Sami Anan’s whereabouts unknown: Son | MadaMasr

    https://www-madamasr-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.madamasr.com/en/2018/01/24/news/u/sami-anans-whereabouts-unknown-son/amp/?platform=hootsuite

    The whereabouts of former Chief of Staff Sami Anan, who was arrested and brought before the military prosecution after announcing his presidential bid, remain unknown, his son Samir Anan told Mada Masr on Wednesday.

    After attending a six-hour interrogation with Anan on Tuesday, his lawyer from the Dina Hussein Law Firm was told that he would be released and sent home. However, Anan’s family has been unable to reach him since, according to Samir.

    The former chief of staff was arrested from his car and brought before the military prosecution early on Tuesday, right before the Armed Forces’ statement on Anan’s “violations and crimes” was broadcast, Mostafa al-Shal, the head of his personal office, previously told Mada Masr.

    Samir’s comments follow Tuesday evening media reports that the National Elections Authority (NEA) removed Anan’s name from the national electoral register due to his contested military status, citing an NEA statement, rendering the former chief of staff ineligible to participate in the 2018 electoral process as a candidate or as a voter. The NEA spokesperson confirmed in statements to the media that Anan’s name had been removed from the register, adding that copes of the statement in question were not available to the press.

    In its televised statement broadcast on Tuesday afternoon, the Armed Forces accused the presidential candidate of announcing his bid for office without first acquiring a permit from the military, aiming to incite a rift between the Armed Forces and the public, as well as forging his end of service documents. A few hours after the statement was aired, Anan’s official campaign Facebook page announced that the campaign was suspended until further notice. 

    The Cairo Court of Urgent Matters ruled on Tuesday in favor of lawsuit filed by lawyer Samir Sabry requesting the release of documents proving that Anan is enlisted as a military reserve officer, according to the privately owned Al-Shorouk newspaper.

    Anan formally announced his intent to run for presidency via an online video on Friday night, released on the heels of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s announcement that he intends to seek a second term in office. In the video, Anan demanded that civilian and military state institutions refrain from showing an “unconstitutional bias toward a president who might leave his chair in a few months.”

    Ousted President Mohamed Morsi forcibly retired Anan from his position as chief of staff of the Armed Forces in August 2012, using the same decree which saw Sisi replace former Defense Minister Hussein Tantawi.

    Presidential candidates have until 2 pm on January 29 to submit the necessary paperwork to be officially recognized as candidates by the NEA. To be eligible to run in the 2018 presidential election, Egypt’s Constitution and presidential elections law stipulate that candidates must collect endorsements from at least 20 members of Parliament, or from 25,000 eligible voters from 15 different governorates, with a minimum of 1,000 endorsements from each governorate.

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  • Egypte : Arrestation de Sami Anan, candidat à la présidentielle
    http://www.webdo.tn/2018/01/23/egypte-arrestation-de-sami-anan-candidat-a-presidentielle

    Cette partie du monde n’a pas fini de nous réserver des surprises ! C’est assez comique mais ce n’est pas certain que cela fasse rire les Egyptiens.

    https://fr.news.yahoo.com/egypte-larm%C3%A9e-soppose-%C3%A0-la-candidature-son-ex-115346492.htm
    Egypte : Sami Anan, arrêté, renonce à sa campagne présidentielle

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    Egypte : Décret militaire interdisant toute publication relative à l’affaire de Sami Annan
    http://aa.com.tr/fr/politique/egypte-d%C3%A9cret-militaire-interdisant-toute-publication-relative-%C3%A0-laffaire-de-sami-annan-/1040224

    #egypte hélas

  • Egyptians online angry over arrest of presidential hopeful Anan

    BY BBC MONITORING

    Egyptians online have expressed their anger at the army’s arrest of former military Chief of Staff and presidential hopeful Sami Anan.

    Several Twitter users said the arrest was a sign that the regime of President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi was “panicked” by Anan’s candidature, describing the arrest as an act of “thuggery”. Users also urged another hopeful to withdraw from the race.

    Earlier on 23 January, the army announced in a statement that Anan will be referred to investigation for “clearly violating” army laws and codes.

    The army said that Anan “committed the crime of forgery in official documents” and announced his presidential bid without receiving prior approval from the armed forces.


    “Freedom for Sami Anan”

    Shortly after the arrest of Anan, the Arabic hashtags #Sami_Anan, #Khaled_ Ali, #the_presidential_polls and #the_armed_forces have become trending in Egypt, garnering about 20,000 comments over the past couple of hours.

    User @mnjjdddopp said that the arrest of Sami Anan “condemns Sisi in front of the world”. (http://bit.ly/2DCdOfW)

    “Freedom for Sami Anan, Sisi and his gang do not want [fair] elections. This is unprecedented thuggery,” Pro-Muslim Brotherhood rights activist Haytham Abokhalil tweeted to his 218k followers. (http://bit.ly/2DyGlTR)

    “It seems plausible now to believe that the regime was panicked by Sami Anan’s candidacy,” User @karimeltaki said in English. (http://bit.ly/2DtSoyr)


    “Withdrawal is not weakness”

    Meanwhile, thousands others called on the leftist rights lawyer Khaled Ali to withdraw from the presidential race.

    “I hope that Khaled Ali will withdraw from the presidential polls after the arrest of Sami Anan,” User @a_aboufaddan tweeted. (http://bit.ly/2DumrWE)

    “At present, withdrawal is not weakness, it is [a sort of] objection and rejection of the farce taking place. Khaled Ali must withdraw,” user @bassuma_tarek tweeted. (http://bit.ly/2n594VJ)

    “I’m certainly with the withdrawal of Khaled Ali,” User @Dokansalah tweeted. (http://bit.ly/2Dz396A)

  • Egypt, Sami Anan and Presidency : Let the games start - Par Zeinobia, blog Egyptian chronicles

    http://egyptianchronicles.blogspot.fr/2013/09/sami-anan-and-presidency-let-games-start.html

    La blogueuse égyptienne s’interroge sur ce qu’implique l’annonce du journal Al Watan : Sami Anan serait candidat à l’élection présidentielle. Le militaire au pouvoir durant la transition assurée par le Conseil suprême des forces armées a été mis à la retraite par Mohamed Morsi. L’info a été démentie, selon Al Masry al youm. Mais des interrogations demeurent.

    Al Watan newspaper claimed that Former Chief of Staff and deputy commander of SCAF Sami Anan announced today that he was going to for presidency in Egypt. (...)

    According to Al Watan General Anan announced this during some public conference in North Coast attended allegedly by thousands of Matrouh’s tribesmen. It is quite interesting because Matrouh is considered an Islamist voting bloc, a Salafist voting bloc to be accurate.

    Hours later Al Masry Al Youm claimed that it spoke to the general and he denied that he intended to run for presidency !! He did not explain the reason behind that meeting though.

    When I made a quick search online, I found interesting news like for instance how in several shady news websites on how the his support campaign claim that he was the main financier of Tamaroud campaign and how he reconciled with the so-called revolutionary youth.

    (...)
    So yes we got two possible presidential hopeful : Sami Anan and Abdel Fatah El Sisi.

    #armée #Egypte #CSFA #SCAF #Anan #présidentielle

  • Egypte, de la dictature militaire à la dictature religieuse ?, par Alain Gresh (Le Monde diplomatique)
    http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/2012/11/GRESH/48350

    « Dimanche 12 août 2012, à 10 heures du matin, les deux principaux membres du Conseil suprême des forces armées (CSFA), M. Hussein Tantaoui, le ministre de la défense, et M. Sami Anan, le chef d’état-major, sont convoqués au palais présidentiel. Confinés dans une pièce sécurisée, ils ne peuvent même pas utiliser leur téléphone portable. Pendant ce temps, dans une pièce attenante, le président Mohamed Morsi fait prêter serment au nouveau ministre de la défense, le général Abdel Fatah Sissi. Quelques heures plus tôt, le Journal officiel a publié un décret annulant la déclaration constitutionnelle additionnelle adoptée entre les deux tours de l’élection présidentielle par le CSFA, qui s’octroyait plus de pouvoirs afin de se mettre à l’abri d’une victoire de M. Morsi. Puis le président rejoint les deux officiers supérieurs et leur annonce qu’ils ont été destitués. Leur stupeur le dispute à leur impuissance. »

  • Egypt warns Israel: Don’t interfere with opening of Gaza border crossing - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News
    http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/egypt-warns-israel-don-t-interfere-with-opening-of-gaza-border-crossing-1.3

    Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces General Sami Anan warned Israel against interfering with Egypt’s plan to open the Rafah border crossing with Gaza on a permanent basis, saying it was not a matter of Israel’s concern, Army Radio reported on Saturday.

    Egypt announced this week that it intended to permanently open the border crossing with Gaza within the next few days.

    [...]

    Rafah’s opening would be a violation of an agreement reached in 2005 between the United States, Israel, Egypt, and the European Union, which gives EU monitors access to the crossing. The monitors were to reassure Israel that weapons and militants wouldn’t get into Gaza after its pullout from the territory in the fall of 2005.

    #israël #égypte #gaza