An Egyptian prosecutor has banned journalists from reporting on a legal complaint filed by a former presidential candidate, Ahmed Shafiq, who claimed that last year's elections were fixed.
According to a judicial source cited by the website Aswat Masriya the prosecutor made the decision after Shafiq's attorney argued that the election results were "manipulated."
They resulted in the victory of the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsi. Shafiq, who came in second place, fled the country to the United Arab Emirates after his defeat.
The prosecutor has summoned "high ranking individuals" to hear their testimonies on the violations Shafiq claims happened in last year's elections.
Morsi was ousted by the army in July, exactly one year after he became president.
Sources: AllAfrica.com/Aswat Masriya
