Mohamed Ibrahim (Photo: Al-Ahram)
Egypt's Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim met with Central Security Forces (CSF) on Saturday to discuss the security plan for upcoming nationwide anti-government protests scheduled for 30 June.
Ibrahim said during the first meeting announced to the public with CSF that the ministry will work to protect the protests against violent intruders and will not attack any protestor who remains peaceful.
At the same time, Ibrahim said, security forces will not allow any attacks on public or private institutions or police sites.
Similarly, Ibrahim iterated last week that the CSF "will not allow the invasion of prisons again."
A large number of convicts escaped from Egyptian prisons during the mass protests against ousted president Hosni Mubarak's rule in 2011.
Egyptian opposition groups are planning nationwide protests against President Mohamed Morsi on 30 June, his first-year anniversary in power, to call for his ouster and early presidential elections.
Ibrahim also said last week that although the security of the Itihidaya presidential palace, where the Cairo rallies are expected to take place, is the responsibility of the presidential guard, interior ministry forces will still be present to preempt clashes between Morsi opponents and supporters.
No security will be afforded by the ministry for political party's office, he further detailed.
"Every party is responsible for securing its own offices. However, if violent clashes erupt between two groups, building or party office, we will go to disperse the clashes to protect everyone," he said.
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