US embassy cable - 05CAIRO9177

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AYMAN NOUR CASE DISCUSSED WITH GAMAL MUBARAK AIDE KARIM HAGGAG

Identifier: 05CAIRO9177
Wikileaks: View 05CAIRO9177 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Cairo
Created: 2005-12-08 14:41:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: PGOV PHUM PREL EG Ayman Nour
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

C O N F I D E N T I A L CAIRO 009177 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR NEA, NEA/ELA 
NSC STAFF FOR SINGH 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/08/2015 
TAGS: PGOV, PHUM, PREL, EG, Ayman Nour 
SUBJECT: AYMAN NOUR CASE DISCUSSED WITH GAMAL MUBARAK AIDE 
KARIM HAGGAG 
 
REF: CAIRO 9053 
 
Classified by Minister-Counselor Michael Corbin for reasons 
1.4 (b) and (d). 
 
(C)  During a conversation with Gamal Mubarak's principal 
aide Karim Haggag on December 5, just prior to opposition 
politician Ayman Nour's remand into custody (reftel), ECPO 
Counselor warned Haggag of the impact on the bilateral 
relationship should Nour be jailed.  Haggag, who followed 
closely the just-concluded parliamentary elections, said that 
there was unanimity within the ruling National Democratic 
Party (NDP) to go all out against Nour and the Ghad Party in 
the elections.  However, he said that the reformers around 
Gamal advised Mubarak's inner circle that some way should be 
found to ensure that Nour remains a free man.  Haggag 
admitted that he did not know if that suggestion received any 
serious consideration; he suspected not, as President 
Mubarak's attitude towards the Nour case is "personal." 
 
 
RICCIARDONE 

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