Egyptian Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohammed ElBaradei is to face trial on September 19 over his resignation as vice president after a deadly crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, state-run newspaper Al-Ahram reported online on Tuesday, dpa reported.
Ah-ha. Now it's clear why he went to Vienna... | The case against him was brought by the head of criminal law in Helwan University, who argues that ElBaradei was appointed vice president as a representative of the opposition and was obliged to refer his resignation to them.
ElBaradei left Cairo for Vienna on Sunday, according to Al-Ahram. |