The Cairo Court of Appeal decided 18 December on a trial session for a National Democratic Party (NDP) leader and two journalists before Giza Criminal Court for insulting a judge who had claimed he witnessed rigging incidents in elections. Mo'mena Kamel, an NDP victor in the 6th October district, described the judge as “an insane and retarded liar.” The judge submitted a report to the heads of the High Elections Committee (HEC) and other election committees, saying he witnessed vote manipulation in favor of the NDP's two female candidates, Mo'mena Kamel and Nermine Badrawy, while supervising elections in 6th October. In the same context, the General Prosecutor decided on Saturday to refer Al-Shorouk newspaper's editor-in-chief Amr Khafagi and Al-Shorouk reporter Hesham al-Mayani for speedy trial at Giza Criminal Court. Both defendants will post bail of LE20,000. Khafagi and al-Mayani are accused of libel and slander after publishing an interview on Saturday in which Kamel insulted a civil servant performing his election supervising duties.