CAIRO: A spokesman from the Nour Party on Tuesday criticized the protest organized by supporters of disqualified presidential hopeful Hazem Salah Abu Ismail, who are rejecting the decision to exclude him from the race. Abu Ismail, along with his supporters, staged a sit-in at the Presidential Elections Commission after it disqualified him, on Tuesday evening. Now, Abu Ismail's supporters are pending his approval to move their sit-in to Tahrir Square. Nader Bakkar, Nour Party spokesperson, statements to the privately owned Dream TV channel were quoted by state-owned Al-Ahram newspaper. Bakkar said the party totally objects to the demonstrations. Moreover, Nader Bakkar, Nour Party spokesperson said that his party totally rejects the current actions by Abu Ismail's supporters. He emphasized that his party is not part of the case. “Creating chaos and gatherings shouldn't be his supporters' way to defend him,” he added. It should be noted that Abu Ismail was disqualified by the presidential commision because of documents it says prove that his mother, Nawal Abdel Aziz Nour, held US citizenship. Abu Ismail says the documents — voter registration and passport applications — are fake and that his mother only held a green card.
