CAIRO, Jul 20 (Aswat Masriya) – An Egyptian court annulled on Wednesday the membership of parliamentarian Ahmed Mortada Mansour and ruled in favour of Amr al-Shobaki as the MP for the Agouza and Dokki constituency, Cassation Court Judge Adel al-Shorbagy said.

Al-Shobaki had appealed the parliamentary election results, demanding revoking Mansour's victory as MP in the run-off, pointing to procedural errors and allegations of bribery. The election was supervised by Judge Nagy Shehata who has been frequently criticised for his harsh sentences in criminal trials.

According to the court ruling, al-Shobaki has 301 votes more than Mansour, however the committee headed by Shehata announced the victory of Mansour at the time, which the court has nullified. 

The court accepted al-Shobaki's appeal on Wednesday, thus canceling the High Elections Committee's announcement of Mansour's victory as MP for the Dokki and Agouza constituency and allowing al-Shobaki to take Mansour's seat in the House, according to lawyer Essam al-Islamboli.

Meanwhile, Mansour denied on his Facebook page knowledge of the court's ruling and requested from the court to affirm the validity of the decision. He added that in the case the court has indeed issued a decision, then he will "implement it immediately."  

Al-Shobaki is an independent candidate and political analyst who represented the same constituency in the 2012 parliament which was comprised of an Islamist majority.

The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) ordered the dissolution of the 2012 parliament after the Supreme Constitutional Court deemed the election process for the parliament unconstitutional at the time.

Mansour is a member of the Free Egyptians Party and the son of controversial Zamalek SC chairman Mortada Mansour. He is also a member of the Zamalek SC Board of Directors.

Mortada Mansour is also an MP and heads the committee on human rights in the parliament.

The House is comprised of 596 members, 448 are individual candidates, 120 elected through lists and 28 appointed by the president.