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Judge Adel Abdel Salam Gom'a. Gom'a's reputation  precedes him in Cairo's legal-political circles. Gom'a has  been selected to try many politically sensitive cases, most  prominently the case of Saad Eddin Ibrahim (SEI), whom he  twice convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to seven years  imprisonment. (Note: Both judgments were overturned on  appeal. The Court of Cassation's final published verdict on  the SEI case read as a stinging critique of the legal  reasoning offered by the prosecution, and accepted by Judge  Gom'a, to convict him in the first instance. End note.)  Nour, who had been advised by Kassem of Gom'a's reported  assignment, fumed about it in his meeting with staffdel  Weinberg. "There are 5,000 judges in Egypt and they chose  this man to try me - what does that mean?" he asked  rhetorically. Kassem privately told us that Nour had been  shaken by the news.    ¶4. (C) Comment: Having watched Judge Gom'a in action during  the SEI trial, we believe his reputation of being a willing  tool in political cases is well earned. However, in the  absence of more information, we are not yet prepared to treat  reports of Judge Gom'a's assignment as fact, although Kassem,  a highly reliable source, was confident of his information.  If true, Gom'a's assignment would be an ominous sign and will  surely not aid the GOE's efforts to convince observers that  Nour's is a "purely" criminal case.

وقد قرأت رد أيمن نور مترجماً إلى العربية على الموقع الإلكترونى لليوم السابع، وأذهلنى ما جاء فيه خاصة تأكيد أيمن نور بأنه يرفض أى اعتداء على إسرائيل.. وقد عدت إلى نص المقال قبل الكتابة عنه للتأكد مما جاء فيه وكان الكلام بالإنجليزية كالتالى:

Anyone examining my record can easily discern that I have always" supported and upheld Egypt's peace treaty with Israel, and have strongly opposed calls of aggression against Israel"

وأرجع نور سبب الإلغاء إلى ما وصفه بـ"التدخل المباشر" من الدكتور عمرو عزت سلامة عضو مجلس أمناء الجامعة الأمريكية وعضو لجنة السياسات بالحزب الوطني الديمقراطي الحاكم ووزير التعليم العالي السابق الذي مارس ضغوطا من أجل إلغاء الحدث.