Gov’t denies detaining former lawmaker Mustafa El Nagar

Authorities have denied that former Rep. Mustafa El Nagar was forcibly disappeared and detained in Egypt, according to a State Information Service statement. El Nagar is reportedly a fugitive and was charged to three years in prison over charges of insulting Egypt’s judiciary. The former lawmaker’s wife claimed last week that El Nagar had been missing for three weeks and was believed to have been detained by authorities.