Egypt's corrupt ex-regime and cronies will be, in theory, excluded from elections after a government official stated that anyone who tampered with the elections or aided corruption will be charged under the betrayal law The Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs and Democratic Transition Ali El-Selmi announced that the betrayal law would be applied on whoever has taken part in forgery during Egypt's parliamentary elections. The elections just before Egypt's January 25 Revolution saw egregious and unhampered acts of intimidation and forgery. Likewise, people who took part in corruption would face charges of betrayal, according to the Cabinet's official Facebook page. One of the main implications of being charged guilty of betrayal would be being banned from any form of political participation, including running for elections or even voting. It is expected that figures of the dissolved National Democratic Party, which ruled with any iron fist for 30 years, wouldbe subjected to this law. Prime Minister Essam Sharaf has ordered the minister of justice to take the necessary steps to implement the betrayal law and to try whoever has corrupted political life in Egypt during the former regime. The betrayal law was issued in 1952 after 23 July Revolution.
