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ElBaradei: I dont believe Mubarak should be put on trial

2011-02-12

[Jerusalem Post Front Page] Leading Egyptian opposition figure Mohammed ElBaradei on Friday said that he did not believe that newly resigned Egyptian geriatric President Hosni Mubarak should be tried for crimes he committed against the Egyptian people during his 30 year dictatorship.

Of course not. If ElBaradei ever achieves his pipe dream of becoming president of Egypt, he might later face the courts as to where a simple former bureaucrat got the money to run for president in the first place.

"We don't need to worry about retribution at this stage. Mubarak needs to go with dignity. Let's focus on the future. We need a country at peace with itself," ElBaradei said in an interview with CNN.

Has anybody asked his opinion? Besides CNN and their fellow international journalists, I mean.

ElBaradei did, however, say that he believed Mubarak and other Egyptian officials should be forced to give money back that was taken from the Egyptian people.

"This is money that is owed to the Egyptian people. We don't need a trial, but that money is one of our priorities. We need the money for development," ElBaradei stated.

The opposition leader said that he hoped the B.O. regime would say "loud and clear" that the US supports the Egyptian people and would never support an authoritarian regime in the country again. He added that the Egyptian people needed their confidence in the US government and its commitment to democracy restored.

ElBaradei said that he felt "a sense of liberation" for himself and all Egyptians when

Omar Suleiman
... Now former Vice president of Egypt. From 1993 until his appointment to that office in 2011 he was Minister without Portfolio and Director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate (EGID)...
made the announcement that Mubarak was stepping down.

He said that he hoped the army, who were handed the reins of the country by Mubarak, will realize that the people are in control. ElBaradei said that the Egyptian people would have to be "vigilant" to guarantee fair and free elections.

"We need to go back to law and order," said ElBaradei. "We need to go back from a country that was going down the drain to a country that is looking to the future."

ElBaradei said that he believed the country would need a year-long period to prepare the infrastructure for free elections.

Posted by:Fred

#2 "This is money that is owed to the Egyptian people. We don't need a trial, but that money is one of our priorities. We I need the money ~~for development~~ to buy votes," ElBaradei stated.

Posted by: Frank G 2011-02-12 12:27

#1 He said that he hoped the army, who were handed the reins of the country by Mubarak, will realize that the people are in control.

Yeah, that's why Mubarak handed the show over to the army instead of "the people". Looks like Mr. Potato Head is still right on top of his game.

Posted by: tu3031 2011-02-12 12:16

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