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2011-10-31 Africa North

Blogger Remanded in Custody over Deadly Copt Clashes

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Posted by Fred 2011-10-31 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 blogger accused of inciting violence during an October 9 demonstration by Coptic Christians in Egypt's capital

Alaa was called in for investigation last week in light of the Maspiro events in Cairo, where 27 people died and many more were injured after the army cracked down on a Christian-majority demonstration. Alaa was very active in the aftermath of these tragic events, and spent two days at the morgue alongside other activists in solidarity with the victims families, while trying to convince them to agree to autopsies and trying to make sure the reports of the autopsies are correctly documented. Alaa wrote a very moving piece of that experience in Al Shorouk newspaper (a translation of which can be found here) in which he repeatedly reminded everyone that solidarity is the way out of any problems in Egypt.

Alaa was in San Francisco when he was called to the investigation last week. His father, veteran human rights lawyer Ahmed Seif El Islam Abdel Fattah, appeared in court and asked for the case to be postponed. Alaa came back to Cairo on Saturday afternoon and appeared in court on Sunday morning. The military prosecutor has filed five charges against him including demonstrating, inciting to demonstrate, assaulting military personnel, destroying public property, and stealing military weapons. Alaa, whose sister Mona Seif (@monasosh) is one of the founders of the No to Military Trials for Civilians group, insisted to be interrogated before a civic judge, especially in light of the fact that the army is facing law suits accusing it as a defendant in the same case, which constitutes a clear conflict of interest. He was detained as a result pending further military investigation.
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Shocking video of Egyptian armored-vehicle "mowing down" Christian civilians

Posted by Eohippus Phater7165 2011-10-31 10:04|| 2011-10-31 10:04|| Front Page Top

#2 Wow. I can't believe someone got that on tape, Eohippus. Simply evil.

Posted by Jeque Hupairong2828 2011-10-31 12:13|| 2011-10-31 12:13|| Front Page Top

#3 Notice how the MSM of any country almost never gives the name of the blog in a blogger story -- professional discourtesy, I guess. (He's on Wikipedia, of course.)

Posted by Pollyandrew 2011-10-31 15:31|| 2011-10-31 15:31|| Front Page Top

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