Egypt

Tens of thousands protest to demand trials of regime figures

Tens of thousands protested throughout Egypt to demand the trial of Mubarak regime figures and to exert pressure on the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces to take steps toward political reform.

Eyewitnesses said that 20,000 Egyptians protested in the coastal city of Alexandria to demand the dissolution of municipal councils that have been controlled by members of the dissolved National Democratic Party. Protesters also called for trying Mubarak.

In the resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, hundreds gathered in al-Hadaba. They demanded that Mubarak be removed from Sharm el-Sheikh hospital where he is being treated and transferred to Tora prison in Cairo.

In Suez, thousands of protesters emerged from Friday prayers to participate in the second Friday of Anger protest in Isaf square in the neighborhood of Arbi’in. Protesters called for purging the media of Mubarak regime figures.

Translated from the Arabic Edition

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