A verdict issued by the administrative court ruled that Alaa Abdel Fattah is eligible to vote in the parliamentary elections. Abdel Fattah, a prominent blogger and activist, was found eligible to vote despite remaining in custody. The verdict could mean that those in custody could be eligible to vote in parliamentary elections. The Supreme Electoral Committee's under-secretary, Youssri Abdel Karim, said that the committee is not authorized to execute this verdict, saying the military and civil prosecutors have jurisdiction. A Judicial source said that the verdict includes all prisoners in custody. The source also said that prosecution should establish committees to enable those prisoners to vote. The source added that this verdict gave the former regime figures the right to vote since no sentence has yet been issued against them.
