The Muslim Brotherhood and Morsi were far from perfect, but every moves by Sisis regime ever since his coup hint at a reinstatement of the old regime that the MBs election in 2012 had paralyzed. It might be too late to even talk about it, but Morsi and his government had pointed out that the judiciary was still made of pro-Mubarak officials, and the judges latest move only confirms it. Or why the coup was a bad idea altogether for Egypt instead of simply waiting for the end of Morsis presidential term... CAIRO: Egypts high court Tuesday overturned the only remaining conviction against former president Hosni Mubarak, opening the way for his possible release four years after the revolution that toppled him. Mubarak remains detained for now, but judicial sources say he could soon walk free as no convictions remain against him after the high court ordered a retrial in the embezzlement case. His release, while thousands of his political opponents languish in jail, would be a further blow to activists who had hoped his downfall in the 2011 Arab Spring marked the dawn of a new era of political freedom in Egypt. By contrast, Mubarak-era figures are slowly being cleared of charges and a series of laws curbing political freedoms have raised fears among activists that the rights won during 18 days of protest in Cairos Tahrir Square, the symbolic heart of the revolution, are being eroded. Many Egyptians who lived through Mubaraks rule view it as a period of autocracy and crony capitalism. His overthrow led to Egypts first free election. But the victor, Mohammad Morsi, was ousted in 2013 by then-army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, following protests against his rule. Sisi, who went on to win a presidential election last May, launched a crackdown on Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood. Security forces have rounded up thousands of Brotherhood supporters and courts have sentenced hundreds to death in mass trials that have drawn international criticism. Liberal activists have also found themselves on the wrong side of Egypts new rulers, facing jail for breaking a law that curtails the freedom to protest. - See more at: dailystar.lb/News/Middle-East/2015/Jan-13/283936-mubarak-to-stay-in-prison-pending-judicial-order-state-media.ashx#sthash.XTCjxUcD.dpuf
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 16:44:59 +0000
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