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December 26, 2005       Share:    

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/25/international/africa/25egypt.html

Testing Egypt, Mubarak Rival Is Sent to Jail

(New York Times) Michael Slackman - An Egyptian court sentenced Ayman Nour, a leading opposition figure, to five years at hard labor on Saturday after convicting him in a forgery case widely seen as a political prosecution aimed at silencing a challenge to President Hosni Mubarak's monopoly on power. The White House released a statement within hours of the verdict calling for Mr. Nour's release and saying that his conviction "calls into question Egypt's commitment to democracy, freedom, and the rule of law."

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