Her lawyers believe Malak's exam papers were swapped for those of an influential person's child. Malak appealed to Assiut's education authority, which dismissed the complaint. She appealed to the prosecution, whose forensics team determined that the answers were in her handwriting.
Her case came to the attention of Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab, who invited Malak to Cairo for a meeting. Mahlab said he would "support the student in her appeal as if she were his daughter." The Coptic Pope Tawadros II was to meet her, but Malak, a Christian, declined lest it appear a sectarian issue, saying her case was "that of an Egyptian citizen."
The prosecution service has now reopened the case.
More details: AFP, Ahram Online, AMAY, Mada Masr
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