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| Crowd demands Mubaraks trial |
| 2011-04-02 |
| [Arab News] Thousands of Egyptians rallied in Cairo and Alexandria on Friday demanding that ousted President Hosni Mubarak ...The former President-for-Life of Egypt, dumped by popular demand in early 2011... and other former officials be put on trial. Mubarak was removed from power on Feb. 11, but the reformers who drove the protests that brought him down are now concerned about what they see as the lingering influence of some elements of his administration. The reformers want tougher steps to recover assets they say Mubarak and others took from the state and seek deeper change in Egypt which is now ruled by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, led by the defense minister who served under Mubarak. "I came because the military has been very slow in putting the people in the old regime on trial. Mubarak has not been charged with murder for the people who were killed," said Alaa Hashim, 28, an engineer, among protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the uprising. A legal representative for Mubarak has denied media reports the former president amassed enormous wealth in office, saying Mubarak submitted his final financial statement to the judicial bodies concerned as required by law. About 10,000 gathered in Tahrir, far fewer than the hundreds of thousands who demonstrated at the height of protests to topple Mubarak. About 2,000 also protested in Egypt's second city of Alexandria on the Mediterranean Sea. Many Egyptians are more concerned about the deterioration in law and order and disruption to their daily lives that they blame on the continued protests. On Friday, some protested against constitutional amendments that included making it easier to run for president. They said the changes did not go far enough. One banner read: "Oh Supreme Council, the message has not arrived yet, we want a constitution we can trust." Activists called for a large rally "to protect the revolution" to remind the army of the protesters' demands. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Soon come the tumbrels and Madame la Guillotine, I fear. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2011-04-02 18:46 |