Physical attacks and refusal to issue endorsements for Jamila Ismail, Ahmed Tantawi, and Farid Zahran

Law and Democracy Support Foundation monitored today, that the Egyptian embassies continued their refusal to issue endorsements for candidates in the presidential elections.

Employees of the Egyptian embassy in South Africa refused to issue endorsements for the potential candidate Ahmed Tantawi, that’s what happened before at the embassies of Egypt in Saudi Arabia, Germany, and Russia.

It is worth noting that the potential presidential candidate Ahmed Tantawi filed two lawsuits, No. 116129 /69th year and No. 116130/69th year, before the Supreme Administrative Court, Election Division, to challenge the decision of the National Elections Authority to designate certain Notary offices to issue the endorsements, and to request judicial supervision of the endorsements collection process.

The potential presidential candidate Jamila Ismail also issued a statement to announce the violations to which her supporters were exposed. She announced that her supporters were prevented from issuing endorsements at the Notary offices in Cairo, Menoufia, and Dakahlia. The matter reached the point of harassment and physical violence against one of the women supporters.

The Egyptian Social Democratic Party also issued a statement to announce that the supporters of the party’s presidential candidate, Farid Zahran, were prevented from issuing endorsements for him. The campaign was also unable to rent offices n the provinces or even a headquarters in Cairo so far due to the fear of citizens from renting their properties to the candidate.

The Foundation documented the prevention of issuing endorsements for the potential presidential candidate Ahmed Tantawi in the Governorates of Alexandria, Dakahlia, and Menoufia.

LDSF recorded that the Egyptian authorities compelled some citizens to issue endorsements for President Sisi in Cairo at the Dokki Notary office, Giza, and Beni Suef.