Cairo Protesters Block Access to Official Building
- Posted on July 10, 2011 at 11:57am by
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CAIRO (AP) — Protesters blocked access to the Egyptian capital’s largest government building Sunday and threatened to expand sit-ins to other sites unless authorities speed up reform efforts, including probing alleged abuses during the uprising that toppled President Hosni Mubarak.
The protest encampment underscored the growing frustration that political momentum has stalled since Mubarak’s downfall in February.
The protesters want justice for the nearly 900 protesters killed by security forces during the uprising and seek a faster pace for trials of corrupt, Mubarak-era figures.
The demonstrators blocked access to the central government administration building in Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the 18-day uprising. They also halted traffic and threatened to broaden the sit-ins to the nearby Interior Ministry and state TV building if their demands are not met.
On Friday, tens of thousands of people demonstrated in Cairo and several cities across Egypt to protest what they see as the slow pace of the current military rulers to cleanse institutions from Mubarak loyalists. Only several hundred protesters remained at Tahrir Square on Sunday.
In the city of Suez east of the Egyptian capital, protesters have blocked the coastal road linking the Suez Canal city to the Red Sea ports of Safagah and Hurghada, disrupting maritime trade by trapping hundreds of cars and trucks.
Beside justice for the victims of the uprising, the protesters are demanding the resignations of Interior Minister Mansour al-Issawi, who is in charge of the hated police force, and the country’s top prosecutor.
They also want to stop military trials for civilians and the release and retrial of civilians convicted by the military tribunals.
In an attempt to step up their campaign, protesters Sunday called for massive, nationwide demonstrations on Tuesday to press their demands.
“We will not leave the square until all our demands are met,” said Essam el-Shareef, one of the protest leaders.
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Sound The Trumpet In Zion
Posted on July 11, 2011 at 7:46am“The protesters want justice for the nearly 900 protesters killed by security forces during the uprising and seek a faster pace for trials of corrupt, Mubarak-era figures.”
Report Post »What about justice for the atrocities by the protestors of raping, pillaging and killing not only Mubarak-era figures but innocent bystanders and news people? These people of the religion of peace must have thought that they were the old time vikings that would go out and rape, pillage and kill and it was allright because it was them doing it.
Fina Biscotti
Posted on July 11, 2011 at 2:07amObama is responsible for the “COUP” to overthrow the government of Egypt – and place it in the laps of The MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD – whose mission is to place Egypt under Sharia Law.
President Mubarak had banned The Muslim Brotherhood from Egypt – bc of their vicious acts of TERRORISM until Obama demanded that the MB be in attendance for his speech in Cairo, Egypt – addressing the Arab and Muslim world – hatching the “coup” – w CODE PINK inciting the Protests and RIOTS.
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 11:00pmAgitators, activists, demonstrators and organizers. Obama’s Arab Spring!
Report Post »dontbotherme
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 8:22pm….What does Democracy look like? This is what Democracy looks like…. Sorry, don’t mean to be sarcastic. This just reminds me of Wisconsin union protestors shipped in from all over the Country.
Report Post »NHABE64
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 6:56pmWho gives a damn what happens in Cairo. Just another crap country as far as I am concerned. Corruptiion to the max, overflowing with radicals and cockroaches. The hell with Cairo.
Report Post »Shane the Golden
Posted on July 10, 2011 at 5:19pmComing to a nation near you, our own set of governmental atrocities perpetuated on the American public, brought to you by our ever progressive leaning leader, Republicans and Democrats alike.
Report Post »Just Saying