Khaled Ali says supporters are being intimidated by gov’t bureaucrats, police

Bureaucrats at real estate registration offices are attempting to block citizens from signing endorsement forms, Khaled Ali alleged at a press conference yesterday, The Associated Press reports. “Several campaign officials who spoke to The Associated Press said Ali supporters were intimidated and threatened by undercover policemen and [President Abdel Fattah] El-Sissi supporters crowding the government offices. They expressed fears that the process of gathering and certifying signatures would allow authorities to target supporters after the vote.” Ali’s allegations suggest he is falling behind on gathering the required 25k signatures to qualify for the presidential race, the newswire says.