Government Critic Refused New Trial in Egypt

Egypt 2006

By Bruce Auster

June 10, 2009


A court in Cairo is refusing to grant a new trial to a critic of Egypt's government. Ayman Nour finished second to President Hosni Mubarak in last year's election. Nour was then arrested, found guilty of election fraud and sentenced to five years in prison. Time Magazine's Scott Macleod speaks about the case with Renee Montagne.