CBC private TV announced that there are electoral campaigns of Mohammed Mursi and Abdel Moniem Abul Fotouh in front of the electoral commissions which is against the law.
General Ahemd Shafik, the presidential candidate, came in the first place of the public opinion poll carried out by original al-Dostour newspaper (29.6%), then Amr Moussa (22.4%), Hamdeen Sabahi (18.5%), Abul Fotouh (11.2%) and Mohammed Mursi (5.5%).
However Freedom and Justice Party had denied sponsoring medical convoys in Upper Egypt for female circumcision, a document was found that proved the opposite as they advertised these medical convoys.
Salafi preacher Hazem Shoman advised Mohammed Mursi, and Abdul Moniem Abul Fotouh to forget about their arguments for the good of Islamists as they are after the authorities.
Khalid Ali, the presidential candidate asked the leaders of Muslim Brotherhood to reveal their finances. He added in an interview on al-Nahar private television with Mahmoud Saad that it is no more acceptable after the revolution to avoid mentioning the finances of the group, as it is no longer a prohibited group and it now has a political party.
Dr. Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, the presidential candidate in an interview with Mona al-Shazly on Dream private TV on April 28, 2012 talked about the freedom of belief, and refused to kill the apostate according to the Islamic Sharia. He mentioned a verse of Quran that gives everyone the choice to believe or not.
A campaign has been launched by a number of young people to supervise the presidential elections to come which is entitled “We’re watching you”.
Dr. Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh announced on his Twitter account stopping all activates of his presidential campaign today to protest against the attack on al-Abbasya sit-in in which people 6 died and 150 wounded in the absence of police.
Dr. Mohamed el-Baradie, on his Twitter account said, the Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) and the government are incapable of providing security and are conniver in these attacks. He addressed them saying: you have failed. Go away, Egypt collapses thanks to you.
Jurist and MP Mahmoud al-Khudairi expressed his fears and displeasure of stealing the revolution by the remnants of the former regime, calling for passing the law of “Political Isolation” to protect the revolution as well as Egypt.
April 6 Movement announced they would participate with the Muslim Brotherhood in the coming Friday’s demonstration entitled "self-determination" on April 20, 2012 in Tahrir Square in Cairo and all squares of Egypt.
Dr. Tarek Heggy, the liberal thinker said that he is happy after nominating General Omar Suleiman for presidency, calling him the only savior of Egypt at the current stage.
Dr. Mohammed Mursi, head of Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) said the reason that made Muslim Brotherhood (MB) to nominate al-Shater for the presidency is the need for such decision in the current stage, and this is not to cancel the other one. He added: “Shoura Council of MB has decided to nominate al-Shater to save the revolution”!
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Engineering students at Cairo University begin sit-in over the death of Mohamed Reda, who they say was killed by police on campus