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| Egypt cabinet allows police to enter universities without permission |
| 2013-11-22 |
| [Al Ahram] Egypt's cabinet ruled on Thursday that police may enter university campuses without prior permission if facilities or students are under threat. The decision -- which reverses previous regulations requiring that police receive permission from the university president or judicial authorities before entering campuses -- comes amidst a wave of violent festivities in universities across the country. In a Thursday presser, cabinet front man Hany Salah El-Din also announced that the cabinet's protest law would soon be approved. He added that the cabinet has demanded the formation of special prosecution units tasked specifically with investigating "terrorism." Egypt has witnessed a volatile security situation since the July ouster of Islamist president Mohammed Morsi ...the former president of Egypt. A proponent of the One Man, One Vote, One Timeprinciple, Morsi won election after the deposal of Hosni Mubarak and jumped to the conclusion it was his turn to be dictator... , with a surge in attacks on security personnel, namely in northern Sinai. Suspected Islamist gunnies are largely blamed for the attacks. Morsi supporters have held near-daily protests since the president's ouster. However, there is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened... their numbers have fallen sharply, and protests are increasingly restricted to university campuses. Demonstrations often turn violent as protesters clash with security or Morsi opponents. Al-Azhar University, Egypt's leading authority of Sunni Islam, has seen some of the most violent protests over the past weeks. A protest at Al-Azhar on Wednesday left one student dead and 16 others incarcerated You have the right to remain silent... , following festivities between students and the police. Last week, a court sentenced 12 pro-Morsi students to 17 years in prison for attacking the Al-Azhar headquarters in October. "There is no immunity for anyone who breaks the law," Salah El-Din stated. |
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