Egypt's Supreme Administrative Court will consider Wedenesday business tycoon Ahmed Ezz's appeal to the verdict preventing him from running in the upcoming parliamentary elections, Al Bawaba News reported. Ezz, former senior member of the dissolved National Democratic Party (NDP), had decided to run for the next parliamentary elections despite his reported involvement in corruption during former President Hosni Mubarak's rule. He was prosecuted in a number of corruption related cases after the January 25 Revolution, but was acquitted of all charges. Ezz's decision sparked a statewide controversy, as the Egyptian people and political parties viewed him as a main cause for the uprising against Mubarak's regime. The High Elections Commission refused Ezz's candidacy, declaring he hadn't submitted his financial disclosure. The Egyptian businessman said in his appeal that he had met all conditions to run for elections. He said that he had submitted the required documents, including a financial disclosure and his banking details. He described the decision to dismiss him from the parliamentary elections as unconstitutional and illegal.
