Mohamed ElBaradei is the former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, a recipient of the Nobel prize in 2005, and a potential challenger to Egyptian President for life Hosni Mubarak. Under Egyptian law, only the ruling party can put forward a candidate, and it has long been suspected that Mr. Mubarak wants his son Gamal to succeed him.
Mr. ElBaradei has many supporters of his independent candidacy, including Ahmed Mihanna, a publisher who recently published a book supporting Mr. ElBaradei. Mr. Mihanna's office was raided, and his computer was taken by the Egyptian police, and Mr. Mihanna was arrested.
Other supporters of Mr. ElBaradei have been briefly detained.
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