[Then there is the continuing criminal case, which almost everyone outside Mubarak's government, and some inside it, regards as blatantly political. A trial date has been set for June 28, and Nour says the case has been assigned to a notorious Egyptian security court judge. That judge is known for his closeness to Mubarak and for the seven-year sentence he imposed four years ago on another liberal dissident, Saad Eddin Ibrahim.] I lie in bed at night thinking that either I'm going to end up in jail or I'm going to be killed, ... To say the least, this campaign has gotten off to a very bad start. |
conducted with transparency. And if this happens it will be a big achievement for Egypt. |
I am ready to commit suicide in the middle of the press conference and say, 'What you're doing is the reason for this,' |
I cannot be available for the election campaign. This is not possible. Every day there is a hearing. |
I pay the price when she speaks (of me) and I pay the price when she doesn't. But what's happening to me now is a message to everybody. |
I wish the prosecution would have investigated and searched for the truth with the same enthusiasm it looked for accusations. The prosecution has been throwing around charges in a premeditated way. |
I'm not going to congratulate him. Congratulate him for what? |
I'm running to succeed and there is a high chance of winning this time around because people can't wait for change. |
If the elections are free and fair, we will respect the result. If they are not, we will escalate our political struggle even if it means a call to political civil disobedience. |
It made Egyptians think, 'Why have we accepted this for 24 years? ... I believe, whatever the result, we have a large gain for democracy and liberalism. |
It shows she doesn't understand anything at all. She made a statement that suggests she doesn't know she was in Egypt. It was comical. |
It's very humiliating. This is more than I can take. |
Now we don't know the opposition, but we will then. |
The elections are a 100 percent successful step. At least there will be hope after six years. Now we don't know the opposition candidates, but we will know them then. |
The emergency laws have stood has a barrier to our rights. We do not need our security forces to protect Egypt from its own people. |