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| Ex-Egypt army chief and presidential candidate detained |
| 2018-01-24 |
| [AA.TR] Gen. Sami Anan, a former army chief-of-staff and would-be presidential candidate, has been detained by the Egyptian authorities for questioning, according to his official front man. "Sami Anan the presidential candidate has been placed in durance vile Youse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit! and yesterday 30 persons of his campaign [were also detained] by the al-Sissi regime," campaign front man Mahmoud Refaat tweeted in English. Refaat went on to hold the regime of President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi "entirely responsible" for the safety of the detained individuals. Earlier Tuesday, the army had accused Anan of committing a handful of "irregularities" after the latter announced his intention to contest upcoming polls. |
| Posted by:Fred |