The second wave of the Egyptian revolution: Ahram Online's balance sheet of achievements and letdowns

Ahmed Feteha, Friday 22 Jul 2011

Ahram Online provides a summary of the demands made by Tahrir's sit-in and the SCAF's response to them

Egypt
Hundreds of Thousands flock to Tahrir Square on 8 July, launching what they termed the Egyptian revolution's second wave. (Photo: Mai Shaheen)

 

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Demand

Response

1

The martyrs’ rights:

  • The public trial of all the officers who killed protesters
  • Especially designated civilian courts
  • Immediate suspension of all officers implicated
  • Reparations for the martyrs’ families

 

 + Suspect officers currently under investigation

 + Those awaiting trial reassigned work
     away from the public

 + The Higher Justice Council agreed to
     broadcast trials

 + A fund set up for the martyrs’ families

2

Trial of Mubarak and regime figures:

  • The public trial of Mubarak and his regime
  • Prosecution for political as well as corruption crimes

 + The Higher Justice Council agreed to
     broadcast trials

 + Mubarak yet to face charges of political
    crimes

3

Military Trials:

  • Civilians must not be tried in military courts
  • Military rulings against civilians must be annulled and the trials repeated in civilian courts


 SCAF has not taken any action regarding
  this demand

4

Anti-Strike Law, New Parties Law and New Parliamentary Law:

  • All three laws must be revoked

 SCAF has not taken any action regarding
 this demand

5

State Budget:

  • Scrapping the 2011/2012 budget
  • Drawing up a new fairer budget to improve distribution of wealth
  • Presenting the new budget for public debate

 

  +  Budget will not be amended, according to
      new finance minister

  +  Welfare spending reduced to reduce deficit

  +  No public debate

 +  Mubarak’s notorious privatisation programme
     scrapped

6

Power of the Supreme Council for Armed Forces

  • SCAF’s power must be checked
  • Cabinet should have more power

   
  + Cabinet reshuffle replacing 14 ministers

  + Hazem Abdel Azim, a pro-revolution
     candidate for the ministry of communication,
     not allowed in the cabinet, reportedly on the
     basis of "security bodies' reports"

7

Restructuring the Ministry of Interior:

  • Replacing current minister with a civilian minister
  • Announcing a timed restructuring plan
  • Instituting full judiciary supervision
  • Dismissal and prosecution of personnel involved in torture

 + Ministry announced the biggest reshuffle in its
    history, removing nearly 600 of its top
    personnel


 + Minister not replaced in cabinet reshuffle

8

Purging key posts:

  • Dismissing the current prosecutor general and the chairman of the central auditing organisation

 SCAF has not taken any action regarding
 this demand

 

 

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