Mansur Murtada (1 results)

orig. wrappers. Condition: Rubbed. VG. 24x16cm, 464 pp., Cover title. Text entirely in Arabic. Not listed in Worldcat. Concerning the case of the prominent Egyptian lawyer, judge and politician, former president of Zamalek football club, sentenced to three years in prison in 2007 after being found guilty of insulting a justice authority and attacking his aides. "Mansur stormed the office of the head of the State Council El- Sayed Nofal, physically attacking Nofal's assistants as he sought information on a court case he was involved in at the time. After the verdict was read out in court, 25 of Mansour's followers disrupted the proceedings. They, too, were given jail terms. Mansur was removed by the National Sports Council. His ouster had been instigated at last year's FA Cup final. In an unprecedented incident in the stands, Mansour touched off a mass brawl which engulfed President Hosni Mubarak's personal envoy at the game" - Al-Ahram, 2007]. ["On February 2, 2011, several protesters in Tahrir were killed when a handful of thugs on horse- and camelback rode into the Square. Later in April 2011, Murtada Mansur was suspected of playing part in this attack and was sentenced to 15 days in prison until further investigations were carried out.[5] Mansur was accused of cooperating and instigating these attacks. He denied all allegations ., In May 2011, Murtada Mansur announced that he would be running for president. He again claimed that he had nothing to do with Mawqi`it al- Gamal (the "Battle of the Camel"), despite the surfacing of a CD that showed him rallying pro-Mubarak protesters in Mustafa Mahmoud Square (near.