Revolutie in Egypte #189: Waar een Isra�lier is opgepakt.

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Op vrijdag 1 juli 2011 16:09 schreef The-Dutch-Priest het volgende:
Ohh en Rvlaak gaat niet vanwege een kink in de kabel, maar hij had nog wel iets in zijn hoofd maar pas na de verkiezingen.

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Study alleges tear gas used on protesters in Cairo potentially 'lethal'
The “We Are All Khaled Saeed” Facebook page has published a detailed research paper on the tear gas used by security forces against protesters in Tahrir Square and at the Interior Ministry on 28 and 29 of June. The paper was prepared by a political activist named Ahmed Kamal.

It said the tear gas used has a shelf life of five years, but protesters have published pictures of empty tear gas canisters with production dates as old as 1987 and 2003. The use of expired tear gas increases its percentage of poisonous gas and leads to cancer, heart disease, and liver and respiratory problems, the paper said.

The pictures of empty canisters show a warning from the American manufacturing company, saying the use of the gas on people can cause severe injury or death. Activists also published photos of what they claimed to be the headquarters of the Pennsylvania-based company which manufactures CS SMOK tear gas - used in Cairo this week - displaying an Israeli flag.

The “We Are All Khaled Saeed” Facebook page, which played a major role in fueling the 25 January revolution and has more than 1.25 million members, claimed the tear gas canisters contain CS gas manufactured in Britain in 1950. Even in small doses it irritates the skin, eyes and mucous membranes. It can cause conjunctivitis and convulsions and disrupt women's menstrual cycles, and its effect increases with heat and humidity.

According to the paper, the American Medical Association has said the gas may be metabolized in peripheral tissues to form cyanide, which is a carcinogen.

CS gas also causes skin problems, and even in limited quantities it raises blood pressure, particularly in people above 30 and those who have aneurysms or suffer from physical strain.

The study also said CS gas leads to genetic mutations and chromosome anomalies. In the long term, it may lead to tumors and problems in the lungs and reproductive organs.

The inhalation of fresh air and sufficient oxygen and the rinsing of eyes and skin with large amounts of clean water may protect against the harmful effects of the gas, the study said. It also said that the canister is sold at US$25.

Al-Masry Al-Youm was unable to reach an independent medical source to verify the information contained in the research.

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Police, military clash with locals in Egypt near Libyan border
CAIRO, July 2 (RIA Novosti)
Armed police and the military clashed with local residents in Egypt's Salum town near the border with Libya, the Egyptian media said on Saturday.

Locals set fire to a police station and four police cars. Police reinforcement was sent to the area.
Media reports also said three Salum residents were injured in the clashes.

Riots broke out after the military shot dead an alleged local smuggler trying to illegally cross the Egyptian border by sea.

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Op zondag 3 juli 2011 09:48 schreef waht het volgende:

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احتقان بين أهالى السلوم والأمن بعد مقتل مواطن على الحدود

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Op zondag 3 juli 2011 16:40 schreef Drifter__ het volgende:
Treurig dit. Relatie politie <> burger staat al zo op scherp.....

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Op zondag 3 juli 2011 17:53 schreef Drifter__ het volgende:
Het respect voor de SCAF wordt met de dag minder ja. Alles gaat zo traag en stroef. Kan iemand a.u.b.wat WD40 spuiten op die oudjes.....

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Op zondag 3 juli 2011 18:55 schreef Drifter__ het volgende:
Wat duidt erop dat ze zo graag aan de macht willen blijven?

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Op zondag 3 juli 2011 18:59 schreef rakotto het volgende:
Thugs @ Tahrir atm. Tenten worden in de fik gezet.

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Op zondag 3 juli 2011 19:15 schreef Papierversnipperaar het volgende:

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Is dat een antwoord?

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Op zondag 3 juli 2011 19:35 schreef Drifter__ het volgende:

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Ah, dus ook het leger maakt nu gebruik van thugs. Jij weet er blijkbaar meer van.

Thugs van ex-NDP leden? Of thugs ingehuurd door omwonenden en/of ondernemers op en vlakbij het plein? Dat kan ook allemaal.

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Op zondag 3 juli 2011 19:39 schreef Drifter__ het volgende:
Het leger heeft toestanden zoals in Libi� en Syrie voorkomen.

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lilianwagdy Lilian Wagdy
now protsters are chanting in front of tv cameras : we don't want tantawi #tahrir

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LeilZahra Leil-Zahra Mortada
Talking to street vendors they say they know each other & new unknown ones infiltrated them. They deny being ones who started this. #Tahrir

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Op zondag 3 juli 2011 21:03 schreef Drifter__ het volgende:

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Het leger besluit de families naar het theater te sturen om ze daar te mishandelen? Dat klinkt ook zo geloofwaardig. Ook erg onopvallend enzo.

Je kent vast het filmpje, waarop een jongen wordt mishandeld voor het theater. Je ziet duidelijk zwarte en witte uniformen rondrennen. CSF en politie dus.

Hiermee wil ik niet zeggen dat het leger super goed bezig is ofzo hoor. Er is altijd ruimte voor verbeteringen.

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Suez court orders release on bail of suspects accused of killing protesters

A Suez criminal court on Monday released all defendants accused of involvement in killing protesters on a LE10,000 bail.

The court also postponed the case to 14 September.

Angry families of the victims forced security agents to evacuate the courtroom for fear of clashes.

The former Suez security chief, nine policemen, one businessman and his three sons face charges of killing protesters during the 25 January revolution.

Suez saw the most violent clashes between protesters and police during the 18-day revolution.

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Outrage in Suez after policemen accused of killing protesters released on bail

CAIRO: The Suez Criminal Court released on bail 14 defendants charged with the murder and attempted murder of peaceful protesters, causing outrage on Monday among Suez residents who demanded justice for the martyrs.

Bail was set at LE 10,000 for each defendant, including 10 police officers, and the case was adjourned to September 14.

Activists said the police stepped up security in Suez in preparation for mass protests following the court’s decision. By mid-day there were unconfirmed reports that clashes had escalated as residents threw stones and set cars on fire outside the governorate office.

“The road leading to the governorate building was blocked by security forces,” Talaat Khalil, a Ghad party leader, told Daily News Egypt earlier on Monday.

Ahmed Abdel Gawad, a senior member of Al-Ghad Party, confirmed, saying that protesters were expected to head to the governorate headquarters later in the afternoon to condemn the court order and call for justice.

He added that they might hold an open sit-in at the governorate until their demands are met.

Ahmed El-Kilany, the lawyer representing protesters’ families, told DNE that while the decision is ultimately up to the court’s judgment “choosing to release these defendants at this timing will ignite the situation and increase the frustration of Suez residents against police forces.”

He added that the court order is an indication that the defendants may eventually be found innocent.

The accused include the head of the Suez Security Directorate, according to El-Kilany.

He said that clashes broke out between the families of the martyrs and police forces outside the courthouse in New Cairo.

The trial is held in Cairo instead of Suez for security reasons.

Suez witnessed the most intense clashes when the January 25 Revolution broke out as protesters demanded civil rights and an end to the Hosni Mubarak regime.

Official reports say that 29 were killed in Suez during the uprising, while over 1,000 were injured.

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The government on Sunday gave preliminary approval to a set of amendments to the law on parliamentary elections.

The draft law will be discussed again in the cabinet meeting next week and will likely be given final approval, official sources said.

According to the new amendments, parliamentary elections will be conducted using a combination of the list-based and single-winner candidacy systems, and each system will account for half the seats.

The relative size of the constituencies will be taken into account when deciding which system to use, in order to give a fair chance to independent candidates and parties.

The amendments also stipulate redividing constituencies to consider population density. Governorates in desert areas with limited populations will have their own specific rules.

The age requirement for a parliamentary candidate will be lowered to 25, down from 30. Every list of candidates should have at least one woman, whose name should appear in the first half of the list, according to the amendments.

The amendments also call for ensuring a fair representation of the quota for farmers and workers on the candidacy lists, which indicates that the 50 percent quota for farmers and workers will remain.

Finally, the amendments say the number of seats available in each constituency that will use a list-based system for its elections should not be less than four or more than eight.

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Op maandag 4 juli 2011 20:58 schreef Drifter__ het volgende:
Na de onrust in Suez heeft het OM verklaard het niet eens te zijn met de uitspraak van de rechter.
Benieuwd wat de gevolgen zullen zijn.

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Dozens of protesters surrounded the Manial police station in Old Cairo on Monday night to protest the alleged killing of a teenager in the area by a policeman.

The boy's family sat in front of the police station along with his body, demanding that journalists photograph the covered body before its removal by ambulance. An ambulance arrived at 9:20 pm to collect the body.

Eyewitnesses claim that a policeman shot the boy near Manial police station at around 6:30 pm.

The shooting took place amid protests by families of people arrested by police earlier in the day during drugs raids in the shantytowns of the area. The protests began around 4 pm, when men blocked the Salah Salem Road to try and force police to release those arrested.

Military Police were deployed to the area and the armed forces sent several trucks along the Saleh Salem as protests continued. However, by 11 pm both police and the armed forces had withdrawn.

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Egypt riots erupt after courts back decision to free accused police


Hundreds storm security building in Suez angry at decision to grant bail to seven officers facing trials for killing protesters

Hundreds of protesters pelted the security headquarters in the Egyptian city of Suez with rocks on Wednesday, angered by a court's decision to uphold the release of seven policemen facing trials for allegedly killing protesters during the country's uprising.

Riots and protests have been escalating recently over what many see as the reluctance of the military rulers to prosecute police and former regime officials for the killing of nearly 900 protesters.

Ahmed el-Ganadi, the father of a protester killed in Suez during the revolt, said hundreds of residents had marched towards the government building housing the courts and security headquarters to protest against the court decision.

"The courts are corrupt. They are complicit in denying us justice," Ganadi said. "We will no longer wait for a court decision to get our retribution."

Suez, at the southern tip of the strategic Suez canal, was the scene of some of the most dramatic confrontations between police and protesters during the 18-day uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak in February.

The military council that took over from Mubarak has promised democratic elections in the coming months and a transition to a civil government.

Justice for those who killed demonstrators has become a rallying point for the protest movement, which has splintered in political debates over how to manage the transition period.

"This is the spark … God help us with what is to come," Ganadi said.

The court in Suez rejected an appeal against the decision in a Cairo court on Monday to grant bail to seven policemen facing trial for the killings of 17 protesters in Suez.

The angry relatives stormed the Cairo courtroom after the initial ruling on Monday, while others blocked a highway linking Cairo to Suez for hours. Hundreds in Suez have been holding a sit-in since Monday at one of the city's main squares.

Lawyers said the courts had consistently denied a request to add more policemen to the case.

"A sit-in until we get retribution," read one of the signs raised by the protesters.

There are already calls for large protests in Egypt this week demanding fair trials and retribution, as well as measures to purge former regime officials from political and economic life.

Only one policeman has been convicted in more than a dozen court cases over the deaths of at least 846 people killed in the government crackdown on protesters. He was tried in absentia.

Mubarak and his two sons also face charges of killing protesters and amassing illegal wealth. Their trial is scheduled to begin on 3 August.

Protesters complain that court officials have generally been lax with police officers accused of shootings during the uprising, allowing many to stay in work while facing murder charges or setting them free on bail. They say this leaves victims' families subject to intimidation.

By contrast, human rights activists complain that minor offenders and protesters are referred to military tribunals known for quick and harsh sentences.

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Opruiers van ‘boze mannen op kamelen’ aangeklaagd door Egyptische rechtbank

Het hoofd van de Egyptische gerechtelijk onderzoekscommissie klaagt 25 mannen aan die betrokken waren bij de aanvallen van ruiters op kamelen en paarden op anti-regeringsdemonstranten in februari. Zij worden verdacht van opruiing en moord.

‘De boze mannen op kamelen’ zorgden voor een iconisch beeld van de demonstraties tegen de opgestapte president Hosni Mubarak aan het begin van dit jaar. Onder de verdachten bevinden zich onder andere assistenten van Mubarak en een voormalig voorzitter van het Egyptische parlement, meldt persbureau AP. Aanhangers van Mubarak op kamelen en paarden stormden toen op betogers af met zwepen en stokken om hen uiteen te drijven.