Twelve of the Bar council membership candidates withdrew from the next elections scheduled for October 15, while one candidate withdrew from the chairman position. The electoral committees in the Bar received three appeals against the candidacy of three lawyers including the former chairman of the Bar, Sameh Ashour, former member of the Bar council, Khlaed Abou Kareesha and former member of the Bar, Ibrahim Ilias. In the same context, both Sameh and Khaled assured they are eligible to run for the Bar elections and their papers are complete.