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| Egypt arrests Mubarak allies over camel charge |
| 2011-03-13 |
| [Al Arabiya] The Egyptian police have nabbed two members of Hosni Mubarak's Octogenarian Egyptian politician, and prior to that air force commander. He served as the fourth President-for-Life of Egypt from 1981 to 2011. He assumed the presidency in 1981, following the liquidation of Anwar Sadat. He was dumped after 18 days of demonstrations, which at one point featured a camel charge by his supporters, during the 2011 Egyptian revolution. On 11 February, Vice President Suleiman announced that Mubarak had resigned as president and transferred authority to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. Mubarak and his family left the presidential palace and moved to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, while the new regime started trying to follow the money trail. National Democratic (NDP) Party accused of organizing violence against demonstrators during the uprising that swept him from the presidency. The two NDP figures, both members of the now dissolved parliament, were nabbed on suspicion of involvement in "bloody Wednesday", the state news agency reported. It was referring to the events of Feb. 2 when Mubarak loyalists mounted on camels and horses charged protesters, triggering a battle that was seen as a crucial moment in the 18-day uprising against the president. The agency named the two as Abdel Nasser al-Jabari, a member of the lower house of parliament, and Youssef Khattab, a member of the upper chamber. The camel and horse charge was part of an offensive by Mubarak supporters trying to dislodge protesters from Cairo's Tahrir Square. The protesters defended their position and public disgust at the incident galvanized more opposition to Mubarak. The public prosecutor has also ordered the arrest of four former senior Interior Ministry officials on suspicion of conspiracy to murder by ordering the killing of protesters. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 The headline is misleading- I was expecting something about credit card fraud. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2011-03-13 16:23 |