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April 6 blames security, Islamists for Egypt violence
 [Al Ahram] Egypt's leading youth group the April 6 Youth Movement condemned on Tuesday both sides of the country's deepening polarisation following the past days' violence.
...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... amid mass protests in early July. April 6 -- which helped initiate the call for the 2011 uprising that toppled long-time autocrat Hosni Mubarak ...The former President-for-Life of Egypt, dumped by popular demand in early 2011... -- condemned the "use of force" by police. However, there's more than one way to stuff a chicken... the group also laid blame on Morsi's Moslem Brüderbund for protesting on a national holiday celebrating Egypt's 1973 war with Israel. "Morsi's supporters should have selected another day to protest, instead of a sacred national occasion for all Egyptians," wrote April 6 co-founder Ahmed Maher. On 6 October, or 'Armed Forces Day,' Egyptians commemorate the day in which Egypt's army crossed the Suez Canal into Israel-occupied Sinai, eventually regaining control of the vital sea route between Asia and Europe. Maher noted that April 6 did not participate in Sunday's celebrations in order to avoid the anticipated "confrontations and bloodbath." April 6 is a member of the recently-established Revolution Path Front, or "Revolutionaries," which opposes both Egypt's army and the Moslem Brüderbund. The youth group backed Morsi in the 2012 presidential race, but later joined protests against the Moslem Brüderbund as they watched the group attempt to concentrate power in the hands of Islamists. Posted by: Fred 2013-10-09 |
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