2007年VOA标准英语-Egyptian Court Rejects Appeal for Nour's Releas
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By Cache SeelCairo
31 May 2007
An Egyptian court has refused opposition1 leader Ayman Nour's request for early release from prison. Nour, who ran against President Mubarak in Egypt's only contested presidential election, made the appeal for health reasons. Reporter Cache Seel has details from Cairo.
In a closed session, Judge Adel Gomaa rejected jailed opposition leader Ayman Nour's bid to have the remainder of his sentence commuted2. Nour is serving a five-year sentence after being convicted of forging petitions required to form a political party. He denies the charges and says the case is politically motivated.
Nour, who has been in prison since December 2005, is an insulin-dependent diabetic and he made the appeal for health reasons. His wife, Gamila Ismail, claims that harsh treatment in prison, including alleged3 beatings, along with his untreated diabetes4, have eroded5 her husband's health to the point where his life is in jeopardy6.
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| Gamila Ismail, wife of prominent jailed dissident Ayman Nour, displays a picture of his injuries from bad treatment inside his prison, 31 May 2007 |
Before the verdict, she described herself as cautiously optimistic.
"Well, I had a wheelchair in my car today," she said. "I planned to take him back in a wheelchair and put him in a hospital and get him properly treated."
Nour's lawyer says he will appeal the decision as well as file complaints with the ministry7 of justice over Judge Gomaa's handling of the case. The lawyer, Amir Salem, says he was not only prevented from entering the courtroom, but the judge took less than five minutes to review the case.
"What happened today was a real violation8 for the criminal procedures law because the police forces, by force they prevented us, the defense9 for Ayman Nour to attend the court session and also they prevented Ayman Nour to attend the session," said Salem.
Salem says he is more optimistic about Nour's chances for a favorable verdict from the Administrative10 Court, which will review the case on June 12.
Nour, a former independent member of parliament, founded the opposition El-Ghad party in 2004. In Egypt's first multi-candidate presidential election one year later, he finished a distant second to incumbent11 President Hosni Mubarak. His case has brought harsh criticism from human rights groups as well as western governments, including the United States and other close allies of Egypt.
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