Refworld | Egypt: Family Political connections: 1. Please advise who is the President of the Law Society in Alexandria, Egypt? 2. Please advise who is the Egyptian Minister of Interior? 3. Please advise who is the Commander of Intelligence in Ismaliyia province? Arrest in 1981: 4. Please advise whether President Sadat had university students arrested in 1981 who were against his policies, in particular his visit to Israel in 1981? Please provide some background material about the arrests in 1981 by Sadat. National Party: 5. Does the National Party pressure people to join their party? 6. Is there any information to support claims that people would be sacked from their jobs if they didn't join the National Party? 7. Is there any information to support claims that a champion sportsman would be prevented from competing because he didn't join the National Party? 2000 elections: 8. Is it possible to obtain a list of people who registered their names for the general election in 2000? 9. Is there a list of candidates who stood as independents in the 2000 elections? 10. Can you provide information about Kamal El Shazli? 11. Please advise which seat Mohamad Saad Hamed, the Minister of Finance stood for in the 2000 elections? 12. Please advise whether any other candidate stood against Mohamad Saad Hamed in the 2000 elections?

Title	Egypt: Family Political connections: 1. Please advise who is the President of the Law Society in Alexandria, Egypt? 2. Please advise who is the Egyptian Minister of Interior? 3. Please advise who is the Commander of Intelligence in Ismaliyia province? Arrest in 1981: 4. Please advise whether President Sadat had university students arrested in 1981 who were against his policies, in particular his visit to Israel in 1981? Please provide some background material about the arrests in 1981 by Sadat. National Party: 5. Does the National Party pressure people to join their party? 6. Is there any information to support claims that people would be sacked from their jobs if they didn't join the National Party? 7. Is there any information to support claims that a champion sportsman would be prevented from competing because he didn't join the National Party? 2000 elections: 8. Is it possible to obtain a list of people who registered their names for the general election in 2000? 9. Is there a list of candidates who stood as independents in the 2000 elections? 10. Can you provide information about Kamal El Shazli? 11. Please advise which seat Mohamad Saad Hamed, the Minister of Finance stood for in the 2000 elections? 12. Please advise whether any other candidate stood against Mohamad Saad Hamed in the 2000 elections?
Publisher	Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal
Publication Date	19 March 2008
Country	Egypt
Topics	Arbitrary arrest and detention \| Elections \| Political parties
Citation / Document Symbol	EGY33000
Cite as	Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal, Egypt: Family Political connections: 1. Please advise who is the President of the Law Society in Alexandria, Egypt? 2. Please advise who is the Egyptian Minister of Interior? 3. Please advise who is the Commander of Intelligence in Ismaliyia province? Arrest in 1981: 4. Please advise whether President Sadat had university students arrested in 1981 who were against his policies, in particular his visit to Israel in 1981? Please provide some background material about the arrests in 1981 by Sadat. National Party: 5. Does the National Party pressure people to join their party? 6. Is there any information to support claims that people would be sacked from their jobs if they didn't join the National Party? 7. Is there any information to support claims that a champion sportsman would be prevented from competing because he didn't join the National Party? 2000 elections: 8. Is it possible to obtain a list of people who registered their names for the general election in 2000? 9. Is there a list of candidates who stood as independents in the 2000 elections? 10. Can you provide information about Kamal El Shazli? 11. Please advise which seat Mohamad Saad Hamed, the Minister of Finance stood for in the 2000 elections? 12. Please advise whether any other candidate stood against Mohamad Saad Hamed in the 2000 elections?, 19 March 2008, EGY33000, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/4b6fe1ce0.html [accessed 29 May 2023]
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