Cairo – Mubarak Trial Lawyer: Israel, US Shot Protesters

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     A picture made avaiilable on 26 January 2012 shows a protester calling for the death penalty for former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak as tens of thousands gather in Cairo's Tahrir Square on 25 January 2012 to mark the first anniversary of the uprising that toppled Mubarak.  EPA/YONHAPCairo – A lawyer for Hosni Mubarak’s former interior minister says the United States and Israel plotted the killings of Egyptian protesters during the 18-day uprising that toppled the longtime leader.

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    Lawyer Essam al-Battawi on Thursday also accused security guards at the American University in Cairo of opening fire on protesters. The university’s historic main building borders Tahrir Square, which served as the epicenter of the anti-Mubarak revolt.

    Al-Battawi is a lawyer for former Interior Minister Habib el-Adly.

    El-Adly, Mubarak, and four top security officers are being tried for complicity in the deaths of hundreds of protesters at the hands of security forces during the uprising.

    The six face the death penalty if convicted.


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    Liepa
    Liepa
    12 years ago

    Sad to say, but these ‘yotzis’ are going to believe that nonsense.

    12 years ago

    Typical Arab rhetoric. Virtually anything can be blamed in Israelis and Americans. Aren’t they embarrassed at being so stupid?

    12 years ago

    Not too long ago, the Egyptians blamed the Israelis for a series of shark attacks against tourists, at Sharm El Sheikh. According to their insane theory, the Israelis brought the shark to the waters near the above resort, and turned it loose, in an effort to damage Egypt’s tourism industry. There were probably some Arabs, who actually believed that tale.