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Egypt''s parliament drops membership of MP

CAIRO, May 27 (KUNA) -- An Egyptian parliamentary committee has dropped membership of an MP after he declared bankruptcy.
The committee of legislative and constitutional affairs at the parliament said Sunday that membership of Mohammad Anwar Esmat Al-Sadat, the nephew of late Egyptian leader Anwar Sadat, has been dropped following the issuance of court ruling last March 27 that banned any MP from being active once declaring a bankruptcy.
The committee refused an appeal by opposition and independent MPs to grant Al-Sadat a two-week grace period until the verdict is appealed next June. (end) bna.tg KUNA 272326 May 07NNNN