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Mubarak trial resumes as high level officials are summoned to testify

2011-09-08 By Mohamed Mahmoud in Cairo

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak lies on a bed while being taken to the courtroom at the police academy in Cairo. [Stringer Egypt/Reuters]

The trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak continued Wednesday and Thursday (September 8th), surprising many with the summoning of senior officials to testify in the case.

Field Marshal Mohammed Hussein Tantawi, head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces and Minister of Defence, is one of several senior officials who will testify.

Presiding Judge Ahmed Refaat, head of the Cairo Criminal Court, also summoned Sami Annan, the Army Chief of Staff and member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, and Omar Suleiman, the former vice president and intelligence chief.

The Wednesday and Thursday sessions were held at the Police Academy in Cairo, where witnesses testified in the trial that accuses Mubarak, former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly, and six of his top aides of killing demonstrators during the January 25 Revolution.

Sameh Ashour, a civil claims attorney, told Al-Shorfa that he expects the testimonies of Tantawi, Suleiman, and Annan to play a major role in determining the future course of the case.

"They were the highest officials in Egypt during the revolution and have knowledge of what transpired and hidden truths," Ashour said.

Thursday's session featured testimony from Essam Shawki, a Central Security Forces officer, about al-Adly's involvement in the killings. Shawki told the public prosecutor during the investigation that al-Adly gave clear instructions to his deputies to disperse the demonstrators by any means necessary.

Shawki said al-Adly "did not lift a finger" when he learned about the deliberate use of violence against demonstrators in Suez during the first days of the revolution. He also acknowledged the existence of a large quantity of arms held by police in Cairo.

More than 800 people were killed during the demonstrations in January. Mubarak stepped down on February 11th, after which Supreme Council assumed authority.

General Hassan Abd el-Hamid Farag, assistant interior minister for the security forces, testified that he warned al-Adly and his aides against using violence on the demonstrators. They responded by removing him from his post and reassigning him to the Cairo Security Directorate.

Farag said al-Adly ordered the implementation of "Plan 100", which involved the deployment of armed security personnel in the streets to prevent the number of demonstrators from reaching one million. Security officers were also instructed to block entrances to Tahrir Square to prevent demonstrators from entering.

The Public Prosecutor's Office, through its Department of Judicial Inspection, sprung another surprise in Wednesday's session when it charged prosecution witness Capt. Mohammed Abdel-Hakim with perjury. The court acquitted and released him at the end of the session.

Abdel-Hakim's testimony in court Wednesday contradicted statements he made to the prosecutor. He said in court that he did not receive instructions to carry firearms during the demonstrations and denied that the police were armed with ammunition, contradicting statements he made during the prosecutor's investigation.

Human rights activists considered Wednesday's session to be the most important since the trial began.

The court announced the following schedule for the high officials' testimonies: Tantawi will appear in court Sunday, Annan on Monday, Suleiman on Tuesday, Mansour Issawi, the current Minister of Interior, on Wednesday, and his predecessor Maj. Gen. Mahmoud Wagdy on Thursday. ‬

The court announced that the sessions with the high-ranking officials will be closed and attendance will be restricted to the defence teams and the plaintiffs' attorneys.

Gamal Eid, a civil claimant and head of the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, told Al-Shorfa, "The case is facing a major challenge since prosecution witnesses are making an astonishing shift to serve as witnesses for the defence."

He said the investigations into the charges against Mubarak, al-Adly and al-Adly's aides were not meticulous, which complicated the case. When some witnesses abruptly changed their testimony, the case became even more difficult.

"The civil rights claimants have faith in the judiciary, specifically in the trial judge, who bears an extraordinary burden at this time," Eid said.

Eid criticized the court for allowing some attendees to enter the courtroom during Monday's session carrying banners in support of Mubarak. This provoked the families of the demonstrators who died and led to conflict in the courtroom.

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محمد سامبو

2013-3-8

All I can say is Allah suffices me and He is the best disposer of affairs. May Allah take revenge on the wrongdoers and restore the rights of the oppressed and the martyrs
اسامة مرقص 1

2011-11-25

Egypt, where to?
seef.seef87

2011-11-23

Did the Egyptian army agree allow people to be beaten? No!
1232

2011-10-22

There are many Egyptians abroad who follow Egypt’s news and concerns. We cannot say that they are separated from Egypt or that they do not know the candidates. We are living in a small world. The media, internet and the world news give them the chance to know the programs of the candidates. Also, this is the mission of the Egyptian embassies everywhere. They have to explain to the Egyptian citizen living abroad the means of elections and the programs of the candidates. The same happens in the Western countries. If we really want democracy, justice and equality, then voting is a legitimate right for all Egyptians, without any discrimination based on religion, color or marital status.
vandam`

2011-10-22

My Egyptian brothers, please allow me to participate in this subject, because it is important. I hope you accept my opinion with an open mind. I hope the new leadership in Egypt gives a chance to the Egyptians living abroad, because they are Egyptians. Whoever has Egyptian blood, he is an Egyptian, and he has the right to vote, and no one can ignore his right. Algerians in Europe do not miss any chance to vote in making important decisions about their country. Maybe this is because we have a big Algerian community living in Europe; but at the same time, you have to try to put yourself in their situation. The Egyptians living abroad must be feeling homesickness and love for their country, so this makes them eager to take part in elections related to the future of their country. I hope for prosperity and success to the Egyptian people in all fields.
عبوسي

2011-10-5

Where have you been for the last thirty years? If President Mubarak was corrupt, you accepted the corruption and you were silent about it because you were afraid, and do not tell me that nobody could have done anything. We do not want anyone to come out saying that the regime was messed up like this and that; everyone took part in corruption. Now everyone wants to look like a hero and say: “I confronted corruption.” Why didn’t this revolution take place 20 years ago? Because everyone loved corruption. We do not want anyone who loved it under the former regime to say that there was corruption. I’m young and I want my country to be among the best countries in the world. But you are the ones who made us get to this point. If this revolution had taken place a long time ago, we would have lived in safety. As the proverb says: “Take care of them in their young ages, and they will take care of you in your old age”; you reversed it.
شعيب

2011-10-5

President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak is the only truth in the so-called revolution. He’s the one who stepped down to respond to the demands of some segments of the people, and he was the first to call for the sovereignty of the law. He is the one who responded to the law and did not escape, and he went through the battle in court on his sick bed and he did not care. He was insulted by his people many times, and he did not care. His honor was subject to offences, and he did not care; and he has put up with much falsehood and deceit on the part of some pretentious, self-acclaimed patriotic persons, and he did not care. The man you are putting on trial now has protected you, but you will not protect him. You are running from your failure before yourselves and before other people. One man ran the biggest Arab country with wisdom; but you even failed to come to an agreement about…
shadoo

2011-10-5

Everyone has to know that President Mubarak has been a hero from the beginning to the end. He has been the hero ever since the air strike until the heroic stance he took by stepping down and coming before the court without escaping, the way other leaders did. No matter how much they try to erase his name and achievements now, tomorrow will be much better, because they are not the ones writing history. History will remember his good deeds, his bad deeds and his acts. Mubarak’s achievements will only be affiliated with him, whether they like it or not. His era has been full of achievements and has represented a leap and a development in all fields. History will be a witness and will say: Mubarak, Mubarak, Mubarak was mubarak, i.e. a blessing for you, Egypt; and no condolences are due to the rebels.
fantom_20102011

2011-10-3

Guys! This man was an employee to serve the people, but he became arrogant! What is being said, i.e. that he is an old man and we should not punish him, is wrong. Anyone who makes a mistake should be punished. Not only him, but his gang should be punished too. May God retaliate for us! Say “Amen”! What about Mama Suzan?? Does anyone know anything about her? Do not forget her, I bet she is wiring the money abroad to the banks of the Muslims’ enemies. So, no money can be regained. We should have put those thieves, along with their chief, on trial in a revolutionary court. If we did that, the situation would have been more stable. God is sufficient for me, for He is the Best Disposer of affairs.
fantom_20102011

2011-9-22

It is really strange to find people defending the deposed president. Is there a father who kills his children? You ask me to consider that he is my father, but it seems that you have forgotten the employees and workers whose factories were sold out at unfair prices to the businessmen, and then they were expelled, after receiving some pittance as compensation. Those poor and pathetic people organized sit-ins in front of the People’s Assembly and the Cabinet headquarters to weep, but no one listened to their complaints. This was happening in front of the eyes of the deposed president. Did you forget the steamer, which sank, and the hill of Duwaiqiah and the cancerous crops, let alone the natural gas that they used to sell at extremely low prices to the enemies of the nation? The list of crimes is very long, and this is the reason why I am astonished to see that you are still defending him, after this rampant corruption. I have told you that you are the remnants of the NDP and its patrons. We ask God to guide you so that you will love Egypt.
السيد رجب

2011-9-22

Than you and we ask God to bless you. We thank the entire team of this great website. Your brother Sayyed Rajab.
يسرى جندية

2011-9-22

I swear, were it not for God’s protection of this country, it would have been destroyed. Were it not for the presence of the righteous people on its land, it would have been ashes. May God protect Egypt forever. I can say nothing but that I seek God’s help against all the Egyptian citizens who are destroying this country.
wafaa

2011-9-22

We have to admit that we were not getting involved. Our first priority was how to feed our children, and we were waiting impatiently for the end of the month to get paid. We were struggling to make ends meet, while the leaders of the country were in their ivory towers enjoying the luxuries of life. They did not feel or even think of poverty in the Egyptian street. I pray to God to return righteousness back to Egypt. I pray that Egypt develops in the next few days and that it will be led by a pious person who fears God and is righteous towards his people. He should have a conscience towards this dear nation.
حسام الصادق

2011-9-22

This is the fault of the Egyptian people; even the teachers are on strike. They do not teach the students in schools, because they are asking for higher salaries. What about the money you make by giving private lessons; you want more money??! This is really a chaotic situation.
أحمد شاهين

2011-9-22

Guys, this man has never been merciful towards his people. He never thought of doing anything good for the country, or thought that God would hold him accountable for what he is doing to Egypt. God is sufficient for me, for He is the Best Disposer of Affairs. I hope he, his sons and al-Adly all get the death penalty. Al-Adly was thinking that this country is his personal inheritance.
ماجى عمر

2011-9-22

Let God judge him!
صلاح الدين

2011-9-22

We have to look after our interests more than this. We have to take care of our very bad situations. We have to let the oppressors get their just punishment, and then we will rule.
ابوبدر

2011-9-21

May God help the poor and the sick people in Egypt! May God help those who lost their children in the revolution! I think the Egyptians should unite and be one hand. They should let justice take its course. I pray that Egypt improves over the way it is now. Abu Badr!
مها محمود

2011-9-21

We have been under Mubarak’s ruling for the last 30 years, but during the last period of oppression the Egyptian president was not Mohamed Hosni Mubarak, no, it was Gamal Mubarak. The punishment should be applied on Gamal Mubarak.
اميره هانى

2011-9-21

I used to love Mubarak when I was a child. Now that I am a grownup, I hate him. He has ruined my life.
السيدكوكو الراضي

2011-9-21

I swear I am afraid that he will be exonerated after all of this.
السيد الوحيلي

2011-9-21

O people, what have we done? What is happening today is prohibited.
اثر محمد

2011-9-21

I wish that those who defend him like this would compensate the mothers whose children have sacrificed their souls for our sake. After thirty years things are unveiled and the truth was 00000. I want to hear the response of those who defend the falsehood.
ام عبد الرحمن

2011-9-21

We seek God’s help against all those who support Mubarak, because he is actually an enemy of the religion and home. We ask God to support Islam and Muslims. Amen.
أحمد هندى

2011-9-21

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful! May God give victory to Egypt, Libya, Syria, Jordan and Tunisia! In Egypt, the private sector is using people. Whoever does not like it, to hell with him; he can resign. There is no supervision whatsoever, and there is no conscience.
صفصف

2011-9-21

May God punish every unjust tyrant!
lpl,] sk]

2011-9-21

God is sufficient for us, for He is the Best Disposer of affairs! What will he say when the Almighty Omnipotent God asks him??
غادة ابراهيم

2011-9-20

Of course he has to be put on trial along with his gang! Enough of their destruction and corruption! They ruined Egypt! Every tyrant has an end, for sure. Indeed, God is the Avenger, the Supreme Potentate!
2011-9-20

God is sufficient for me, for He is the Best Disposer of affairs!
محمود ستيت

2011-9-20

We want to focus on Egypt. Leave the judgment to God and the men of jurisdiction. We pray to God to give authority and leadership to the best of us, not the worst. May God save Egypt from any kind of evil!
محمد عبد العزيز الشوربجى

2011-9-20

My heart is with you, Mr. President! No one can rule Egypt like President Hosni Mubarak, and the brave Gaddafi, and the courageous Bashar and the great Abdullah Saleh. The kings are just watching what is happening; the West is the perpetrator of the uprisings. God be with you, our dear President Hosni Mubarak. We lost you. God be with you and our hearts are with you. All the Egyptians are with you, our beautiful, kind, precious president. They are traitors; they all betrayed you, Mr. President. You are the hero of bravery. May God be with you, may God be with you, may God be with you! From my heart, I pray for you, Mr. President.
osama oraby52@yahoo

2011-9-20

The rule of injustice lasts for one hour, and the rule of justice lasts till the Final Hour. If you ask the ousted Hosni Mubarak how many days of happiness he had in his life, he would say none after the humiliation he has seen. Every tyrant has an end. God is sufficient for us, for He is the Best Disposer of affairs! Yet, what really amazes me is that some people still think he is being treated unfairly. Guys, look at the facts and think. Who is the wrongdoer and who is the wronged??! God is the Avenger, the Supreme Potentate. The most important thing is Egypt, then Egypt and Egypt.
tarek

2011-9-20

O God, You are the Generous One! Guide everyone who is astray! Strikes have become the method of each citizen. The school year started in al-Azhar, and teachers are on strike in “Ibrahim Afifi Institute.” They do not teach, because they want higher salaries. Our children are paying the price. What is the benefit of going on a strike? The situation of the country will be worse. Do those teachers deserve their salaries?? What is the opinion of the Grand Imam of al-Azhar?
مستر بوند

2011-9-20

If everyone minds his own business and does not interfere, the country will be better. Let’s let the judiciary decide. As for those who cause troubles and disorders, they do that because they are certain they are wrong. Let’s wait and see what happens next, by the will of God.
منعم بوادى

2011-9-20

God is sufficient for us, for He is the Best Disposer of affairs!
اشرف على باشا مبارك ابو السعود

2011-9-20

We have to elevate our country with work and production. Let’s be like China or Japan, which was hit by the earthquake; then they reformed and built their country again. We hang our corruption and failure on Mubarak. Mubarak is not the only corrupt one. We are all corrupt, because we kept silent, despite what has been happening in Egypt. We did not want to progress. Hosni is not the only reason. The reason is me, you and everybody who was silent while others were being oppressed. Enough is enough; we should take care of what is happening and pay attention. We are being robbed again. Wake up, Egyptians, and start working. We are spending the foreign exchange reserve. You know quite well the meaning of that. Wake up and unite, and do not differentiate between a Muslim and a Christian. We are all Egyptians and we should protect our country against insiders. Let’s not act like the others! Hosni Mubarak did not do as Qaddafi, Saleh or Bashar did. He resigned willingly, not under force, as some people say. He stepped down and was not ousted. Let’s not make up a lie and then believe it. Wake up; some people are playing with you.
فاطمة بيومى

2011-9-20

Would the supporters of the former president defend him if they had an innocent relative who was treated with injustice or locked up?? Would they still have the same opinion?? Don’t they have eyes to see or minds to understand?? May God show us the oppressors being punished on the Day of Judgment!
على خليفة سيد

2011-9-19

I love President Hosni Mubarak. By the will of God, he will be found innocent. He will overcome the ordeal. May God be with you, Mr. President! We all love you. We love you from the bottom of our hearts.
2011-9-19

The people are hungry, Mr. President! God is sufficient for me, for He is the Best Disposer of affairs!
هشام فؤذى

2011-9-19

I hope Hosni Mubarak and his gang all drop dead!
عبده المصرى

2011-9-19

All I know is that any revolution that rises against a corrupt or traitor regime, that revolution takes down the traitors and corrupt and executes them immediately. That said, we are calling for his trial, we appeal and postpone and spoil him. I do not know if that shows us as good-hearted or fools or corrupt or even traitors as he is...
تامر

2011-9-19

All glory be to God and all praise to Him, and glorified is God, the Great.
Elmasrry29

2011-9-19

I truly love Egypt because Egypt is good. We have to protect Egypt.
شيمو

2011-9-19

Guys, neither Hosni nor his gang will escape from the punishment of God. God is with the patient people. God gives time for repentance, but he does not overlook the oppressors. I wish to know why they say that Hosni is innocent. How come they say that?! Is he innocent of robbing the country or killing the protesters??! They died while they were asking for your rights and my rights. Do not say this nonsense again!
mostafa

2011-9-19

The accused is innocent until proven guilty.
كيمو

2011-9-19

Guys, we have to wake up from the coma! They are fooling us. The trial is not the most important thing. The most important thing is to have a conscience and to build Egypt.
ام فارس

2011-9-19

God is sufficient for me, for He is the Best Disposer of affairs!
ا.د مهندس سمير قره

2011-9-19

“Verily, your Lord is Ever Watchful over them!” God will destroy the oppressor in the present life and in the hereafter. Wait for the punishment of God. It is certainly coming for the corrupt people! They messed up everything for their benefit and for the benefit of the US and Israel. Mubarak oppressed the people, the people that was raised and lived among them. He only let his gang steal and take the fortunes of the people. God is sufficient for us, for He is the Best Disposer of affairs!
وائل وجيه

2011-9-19

This is too much, really too much! God is the Merciful One; He forgives while we do not want to forgive or be merciful towards President Mubarak??! If he made a mistake, we should not judge him, as God is the One to judge.
ز ا يد

2011-9-19

Who killed the martyrs??!
احمد

2011-9-19

He destroyed a whole generation. May God punish him for what he did!
ابو محمود المصرى

2011-9-19

May God punish Mubarak! Guys! The country is devastated. We should rescue whatever is left before it is too late.
نوره محمد

2011-9-19

God humiliates whom He wills, and elevates whom He wills. Every oppressor has an end. God is sufficient for us, for He is the Best Disposer of affairs!
البرنس نبيل

2011-9-19

Long live Egypt and her loyal people. Now it is evident that there is no one above the law.
heba kamal

2011-9-19

Indeed, the Lord is not unfair. This is just a page of our lives and we have turned it. The problem is that the new president might be serving America and Israel. The gas will still get exported to Israel, which will continue its aggression. The solution is to have a good president who will lead the nation. America should also respect and hold him in high regard. We have had enough of agents.
kymo

2011-9-19

Let the court decide whether he is innocent or guilty. Go back to work before the ship sinks. God is the Arbiter of success!
2011-9-19

If the former president is innocent, who killed the protesters??! What is the answer to this question? God is sufficient for me, for He is the best disposer of affairs!
fantom_20102011

2011-9-18

God is sufficient for me, for He is the best disposer of affairs! May God punish this man; during his ruling, epidemics, diseases and poverty spread! We have seen diseases that we had never heard about before. Where are his supporters who keep apologizing to him?? Do you still defend him?? It is obvious that you had benefited in supporting him, exactly like the thieves who appeared during his time.
محمد فؤاد

2011-9-18

You say he is an old man??! So why wasn’t he merciful towards the elders when they were eating from the garbage, because they could not afford food??! All the supporters of Mubarak are the ones with the money; may God punish the oppressor.
ياسمين

2011-9-18

I love Hosni Mubarak, but he has to be punished. He robbed the rights of the younger generations, but we are the ones to blame. The people stayed silent and did not ask for their rights for years. So, he stole the money of the country, because he did not find any supervision. We are the ones to blame.
MEDO

2011-9-18

There is no God but God. Glorified is God and thanks to God. Fear God and leave the rule to God!
محمد عادل

2011-9-18

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful! You have the wrong the idea about this man. I don’t know why. The man protected you for more than 30 years. So, he did not do that for a year or two; he kept protecting you for more than 30 years. He stole and robbed the country, but at least when he was ruling, the people slept in security. They knew there was someone supporting them, but now we are too worried to sleep. What is happening in the country, guys?? Medo al-Modamer
نور الهدة

2011-9-18

God is sufficient for me, for He is the Best Disposer of affairs! May God punish every oppressor!
عصام العدوى

2011-9-18

He is a big thief. May God retaliate for the victims by punishing him!
احمد محمحد

2011-9-18

Patience, patience, patience! No prophet was honored in his homeland. This is how Egyptians are. The king is dead; long live the king!
جلجل

2011-9-18

How come we regard thieves, thugs and barbarians as martyrs with the prophets and truthful people??! This is really ignorance. If we regard the gangs, thugs, thieves of police stations and prisons as martyrs, then what about the martyrs of 1967 and 1973?? Are they equal, then??!
احمد فتحى

2011-9-18

God says: "God will not change the good condition of the people as long as they do not change their state of goodness themselves" (Rad 13:11)
نهلة

2011-9-18

May God punish the oppressors! God is sufficient for me, for He is the Best Disposer of affairs! Those who defend the former president don’t know anything; they seem to be living somewhere else! Can’t they see the humiliation that we are living under?! What do they want? Let’s clean the country of the thieves. Let us live.
طارق الكا شف

2011-9-18

Is it logical that Hosni Mubarak is innocent of killing the victims and making Egypt without any kind of dignity throughout the Arab countries?
yoyo

2011-9-18

I want to know how long we will be so slow. We should put him on immediate trial so that we set a lesson and example to others.
Gaber mamdouh

2011-9-18

First, glorified and exalted is the Lord. He gives pride to whom He wills, and humiliates whom He wills. This is a pharaoh; he corrupted and ruined everything. He shed the blood and oppressed millions of the Egyptian people in particular and the Arab people in general. God made an example and a lesson of him for each oppressor and arrogant, corrupt person. May God punish him, his family and everyone that helped him to oppress and mess up Egypt and its people! May he be punished by the worst and toughest torment in the present life and in the hereafter!
هانى

2011-9-18

Fear God and be merciful to someone who was high in status but now he is humiliated!
hopa

2011-9-18

I didn’t expect Egyptians to be ungrateful to that degree! Be merciful to him; he was in a high status and now he is disgraced, so be merciful!
hasan

2011-9-18

God knows best about the corrupt people.
الادهم

2011-9-18

The people who sympathize with the ousted president did not feel the oppression and tyranny that other people were living under. They don’t understand a thing. The president should be responsible for everything that happens in the country. If there is a lot of corruption and corrupt people in Egypt, this does not make him irresponsible. He is!
manameno

2011-9-18

May God punish the oppressors and tyrants!
مظلوم

2011-9-18

The situation is taking longer than expected. A new thief appears each day. It is quite clear that we will never manage to wrap up this matter. Have some mercy; we cannot even afford food.
جهاد

2011-9-18

What is happening in Egypt is really tragic and outrageous! We have to unite and be one hand to build our country and apply the law.
هانى

2011-9-17

Guys! Maybe those martyrs will be the ones who are accused in the end. They killed themselves! I will tell you how. Each one of them took the rifle from the soldier, then he shot himself with the bullets, then he returned the rifle to the soldier, then he fell dead on the spot. Believe me, this will be the end of the trial. The ruling of the court will be issued against those who were killed. You know who will give that explanation, of course! May God help the Judge, Ahmed Refaat. I have been following the hearings. There are countless pressures on him. May God help him!
ابراهيم عيد ابو الحسن

2011-9-17

This is really not fair! God is sufficient for me, for He is the best disposer of affairs! Sabry Bahgat; and the real name is Hussein Bahgat from Sahregt Al-Soghra, Daqhlia Governorate.
احمد

2011-9-17

May God give victory to the oppressed and raise the flag of righteousness!
امين القماش

2011-9-17

Honestly, guys, I think this is too much. Selfishness makes each one in the county only think about getting revenge, which voids us from affection. Why don’t we forgive the ones who were oppressing us, so that we will be forgiven when we make a mistake? Honestly, the former president was a reason for the success of the revolution. I pray to God that the revolution leads to a better situation than what we are experiencing now! This is really outrageous! Wake up and think about tomorrow. Thinking about the past is idiotic and will not lead to anything.
موطن مصرى

2011-9-17

I don’t know what to say. May God save Egypt and give the ruling to someone righteous and fair who will protect Egypt and work for its best interest!
محمد مصطفى

2011-9-17

We are way too late in liberation. When we finally took the step of attaining freedom, we forgot many things. The most important is to change the laws that ruined our country, such as the law issued by the ousted president’s wife: May God never return this president to authority! These laws led to the divorce of half the women in our country and harmed more than half of the young men. Work with me to reform the corruption of the fallen disbelieving regime.
waled

2011-9-17

Honestly, I don’t know what to say. I think that what has been said is enough. If he had seen what has been written here, he would have died naturally, which would be a great relief.
محمود عليا ن

2011-9-17

May God punish every tyrannical ruler who has humiliated and starved his nation, whether in Egypt or other countries!
الحق

2011-9-17

God is sufficient for me, for He is the best Disposer of affairs! May God punish the oppressed and all those who are planning to ruin our beloved Egypt!
فاطمة محمدعلى شحاتة

2011-9-17

Sentencing President Mubarak to 3 years under full medical treatment!
صلاح كامل 0127579645

2011-9-17

I said before that Hosni Mubarak is a longtime criminal, so don’t believe him.
ام محمد

2011-9-17

May God give victory to the Egyptian people against tyrants and oppressors! May God make the witnesses testify to the truth! May God keep goodness in the land of Egypt and in her youth! May God return the money that was stolen and wired outside Egypt, so that we can build projects for the youth to have jobs! May God give us good rulers, bless them and illuminate their road to righteousness and following Islamic teachings! Thank you!
محمود خلف مجمد

2011-9-17

Death to the oppressors!
داليا مصطفي

2011-9-16

There are many people who died, guilty and innocent. I urge you to make decisions to protect the country. Please, we need stability, stability and stability.
samer

2011-9-16

God is sufficient for us, for He is the best disposer of affairs! May God punish anyone who has harmed the youth of Egypt, deprived them of having a good life and led them to leaving Egypt and live abroad.
صلاح الدالى

2011-9-16

Almighty God says: “Consider not that God is unaware of that which the Zalimun, i.e. polytheists, wrong-doers, etc., do, but He gives them respite, up to a Day when the eyes will stare in horror. They will be hastening forward with necks outstretched, their heads raised up towards the sky, their gaze returning not towards them and their hearts empty from thinking, because of extreme fear.” -Ibrahim: 42-43 God gives time to the oppressor so that he can repent, and when the time comes to punish him, he never lets him go.
ابراهيم السيدسالم

2011-9-16

The Emergency Law is important because of the spread of thugs and theft.
كحلاؤى صلاح

2011-9-16

How come he is innocent, you insensitive person??!
سعيد

2011-9-16

All praise be to Allah. We ask God to strengthen and support the army and field Marshal Tantawi. We all want to forgive him. however, what about those who have a brother or sister, father or son who died in this revolution or the one who lost his work because of the revolution or those whose children live on borrowed money until he finds another job after their ex-employers fired them, as well as those who were wounded in any part of their bodies or lived without any hope in marriage because of the lack of money, or the one who built a small shop to sell in it and then the police came and demolished it over his head because he refused to pay bribes, etc. We ask God to take our right from him
حسن جمال

2011-9-16

Egypt has always been free, even after Mubarak.
احمد

2011-9-16

Tamer Hosni…
محمد الشرقاروي

2011-9-15

I am drunk and take my words as they come. O God! Guide the youth of the revolution. In Egypt, our conditions and our life are being played. Best thanks to God. We will start begging on Al-Jazeera soon.
رمضان الصعيدى

2011-9-15

We ask God to destroy the oppressors and villains.
محمود

2011-9-15

We need a solution to the chaos in which we live, and I think that the solution is in the trial.
محمود

2011-9-15

We seek God’s help against the oppressors.
ابو نسنه

2011-9-15

O God! Provide Egypt with all blessings.
ابوشهد

2011-9-15

O son of Adam, you have to know that God may give respite but he never forgets. The easement of Allah is close and we will leave those who wronged us to those who know everything on earth and in the sky. You may sleep, but the one whom you oppressed will never sleep and he will keep supplicating against you. Omar, may Allah be pleased with him, said that he fears that Allah would ask him why he did not pave the road of the animals, so what about the one who is going to be reckoned for 85 million people. Hence, we should have mercy upon him without ridicule and the reckoning in the hereafter it is enough, as his punishment is severe.
صؤر

2011-9-15

Search Mubarak’s trial.
احمد عتمه

2011-9-15

Stop the torture, as the Muslims have to invite people to God.
ياسر

2011-9-15

May God retaliate against the oppressors and the killers of innocents!
abo zayed

2011-9-15

God may give respite to the oppressors, but when he takes them, he does not miss.
كلمة حق

2011-9-15

O God! Protect Egypt from the corrupt people and the thugs, and take revenge upon the oppressors, as you are over everything competent.
السيد مصطفى

2011-9-15

Egypt is above all.
اميرة سيد

2011-9-15

O God! Protect Egypt and its people from its enemies.
أحمد

2011-9-15

God is the Owner of honor and humiliation.
محمد عوض محمد عيسى

2011-9-15

We ask God to make the judges fair and just. All those who have made mistakes must be punished severely.
نجلاء مصطفى

2011-9-15

Honestly, we will consider the truthful testimonies as a source of pride.
سيد أبراهيم

2011-9-15

We suffer from a serious problem, while we are unaware of it. The country is slipping from our hands. It started with the events of the Israeli Embassy, then the American University. What is the end of this story O people of Egypt? We ask God to have mercy upon us and to protect us from what is hidden and what we will have in the coming days.
حامد

2011-9-15

Who messed up the life of the Egyptians? Who shed their blood in the series of accidents, such as the Salam Boccaccio 98 Ship, the trains and Al-Dawiqa? Who disgraced the Egyptians in Egypt and abroad? Who did that? No one but him; he is the Pharaoh of the modern age, Hosni Mubarak!
ايه

2011-9-15

No retreat, no giving up!
عزه

2011-9-15

I wish we would wake up from this coma we have fallen into. We need to work hard for our beautiful country. Fear God and be good to Egypt. May God protect Egypt from the oppressors! Work hard and improve the status of Egypt. If you really love this country, it will not be improved by strikes and protests.
2011-9-15

The accused is innocent until proven guilty.
kint.2009

2011-9-15

I hope Hosni Mubarak lives a long time, so that he will pay for his oppression; then he will be judged by God the Almighty, the Omnipotent, may He be Exalted and Glorified, when he finally dies.
محمد السيد ابو منار

2011-9-15

All the Egyptians who love their country would love to see their country as wished for by those who sacrificed their souls for the sake of this country, like the warriors of the real 1973 War. Those are the real heroes who have sacrificed their blood for the sake of this day of victory. The same thing applies to Rafat Al-Haggan and the heroes of the Destroyer Eilat and many other heroes, like Anwar Sadat. We shall leave all people to be reckoned for what they did, as is the case with Sharon and others. God may give respite, but he never forgets.
تقوى

2011-9-15

The article is very good, and thanks to God, the country is being cleaned up gradually.
محمد

2011-9-15

God may give respite to the oppressor, but he never forgets. All oppressors have a bad end.
محمد جمال

2011-9-15

God may give respite to the oppressor, but he never forgets. God is always there.
يسرى الشباسى

2011-9-15

Please, do not judge anyone as traitor, as we should leave this issue to the judiciary to decide. This would be a victory for all those who were wronged, by God’s permission.
هيثم رجب

2011-9-15

Do not ever think that God is ignorant about the acts of the oppressors.
mohmedelharef

2011-9-14

I believe that Mubarak was unjust, but we have to have mercy upon the honorable people who have become humiliated. We will get nothing from the trial, but we will get many benefits if we take care of Egypt before it is too late. We seek God’s help. Muhammad Al-Harif
adelkadry 71@

2011-9-14

God will never leave them unpunished. They will pay for their crimes. O precious people of Egypt, God always supports the people of the right in this world and in the hereafter, and He will make the truth prevail. Adil Qadri
محمد

2011-9-14

The good old days have ended in favor of the great ones, and the time of the small people of Egypt has begun.
ahmed_sherif0565

2011-9-14

We ask God to make him suffer like us, and to humiliate him as he humiliated us.
سيد

2011-9-14

We seek God’s help against the oppressors.
زهرة

2011-9-14

First, what God wants will be eventually. All oppressors will be punished by God in this world and in the hereafter. God is the strongest and his power is dominant. Those people were tyrants, but God is the Almighty, and we seek God’s help against all those who have wronged and looted the people.
اسامه عاطف

2011-9-14

We seek God’s help against you. God may give respite, but he never forgets. We seek God’s help against the oppressors. Do not support the unjust people and the patrons of corruption, so as not to join them on the Day of Judgment.
اشرف قاسم

2011-9-14

God the Almighty said: “Say: O God! Owner of Sovereignty! Thou givest sovereignty unto whom Thou wilt, and Thou withdrawest sovereignty from whom Thou wilt. Thou exaltest whom Thou wilt, and Thou abasest whom Thou wilt. In Thy hand is the good. Lo! Thou art able to do all things.” -Quran 3:26
ماجد الماجدي

2011-9-14

Pay attention to your country, so as not to lose it, as we Iraqis lost our own. Your president is better than the unknown. Are you shocked that your president who remained all this period in power has amassed huge wealth? Fear God, because if you do not, your conditions will be like those of Iraq.
محمد طلعت

2011-9-14

In the name of God, the Most Merciful, the ever Merciful. God the Exalted says: “Lo! Pharaoh and Haman and their hosts were ever sinning.” -Quran 28:8. God has spoken the truth.
ممدوح الملاح

2011-9-14

President Mubarak is being wronged. O heroic people of Egypt please, stop this. The country is being destroyed and justice is the foundation of kingship.
احمد الجامد

2011-9-14

The Egyptians are the best people.
السيد عبداللة

2011-9-14

We ask God to guide the judges to the best and to provide them with patience.
محمد عبدالله

2011-9-14

The most important thing is that Egypt would reach the shores of safety.
سميرحمدى

2011-9-14

Whoever does not know the great status of the president is ungrateful, and he will know in the future. I seek God’s help against them.
سوسو

2011-9-14

O God! Support President Mubarak.
باسم فؤاد

2011-9-14

We just talk, but we don’t take any action. Egypt is being ruined and we are not doing anything to prevent it. We just stand and watch the destruction. Think about how to build and develop Egypt; don’t waste any time.
رمزى عوض امبابة

2011-9-14

Even though there was corruption at the time of former President Mubarak, we had security and stability. There were no bats of darkness, i.e. thugs, like the ones we have now in this frightening way. May God save Egypt and the Egyptians!
اميرة

2011-9-14

I don’t know what to say after what has been said. There is nothing that I can say.
بونو

2011-9-14

May God give victory to the Egyptians, Syrians and Libyans!
عبده

2011-9-14

It will never be the same; things will change for sure.
ابراهيم البندارى

2011-9-14

Glorified and Exalted is the Lord. God didn’t take his soul, so that he would suffer in this life. He made 80 million Egyptians suffer! Glorified is the Lord, for He gives dignity to some people and humiliates others!
وليد كمال

2011-9-13

Believe me, guys! God, may He be exalted and sublime, is just. He does not oppress anybody. If he were innocent, he would be freed and declared not guilty. The important thing is that we have seen the oppressors in disgrace.
حمد علي

2011-9-13

The martyrs of the revolution died just like that, for no reason! The plane that carried the greatest minds in the military crashed for no reason! The Al-Salam Boccaccio 98 Ship also sank just like that, for no reason! The political and financial corruption in Egypt is the fault of the Egyptian people only! The people are the reason; I don’t know why they do that to themselves! Oppression is as clear as the Sun. Everybody knows who is responsible! What you don’t know today, you will know on the Day of Judgment! God is sufficient for me, for He is the best disposer of affairs! I will hold a Qur’an and pretend to be a Sheikh, i.e. religious!!
محمود عبداللطيف

2011-9-13

O God, disgrace him more and more! Disgrace him because he disgraced millions for years!
عباس

2011-9-13

There are people who still think that Hosni Mubarak is innocent! If he is really an innocent man, why doesn’t he have the courage to face the people??!
sasoo

2011-9-13

God is the Ever-Merciful, the Ever-Forgiving. My brothers, if your father makes a mistake, would you punish him or forgive him? God loves forgiveness. Will you forgive and pardon a man who protected your country against dangers? He was like a father figure who protected us for 30 years. We have to judge those who deserve to be judged.
محمود

2011-9-13

I hope that the Supreme Military Council rules according to justice and fears God. They should not enforce the Emergency Law.
2011-9-13

If Mubarak dies, the country will be relieved. He has to be prosecuted!
keshta

2011-9-13

I hope the judiciary applies the law and justice. Each and every oppressor should be judged. All those who participated in stealing the money and fortunes of Egyptians should be sued and receive their punishment, starting with Mubarak, Suzan, Gamal, Alaa, the government of Atef Obeid and the government of Ahmed Nazif. This should be done as soon as possible. We know now who the thieves are.
احمد على

2011-9-13

Mubarak is being punished in this life. Leave the rest of the punishment to the Lord, whether Mubarak was an oppressor or oppressed. He is an old man. He will not live any more than what he has lived. There is not much time for him.
اسر على

2011-9-13

May God punish Hosni Mubarak and his assistants, who robbed the greatest country in the Arab world!
noga

2011-9-13

May God save us from any kind of feuds!
عزه محمد

2011-9-13

May God punish the oppressor, and the rights of the wronged and oppressed will never be lost.
ليلى

2011-9-13

Can you see now what is happening in our country, such as chaos and disorder? Each Egyptian should look ahead. We will not gain anything by prosecuting Mubarak. We should build our country, not make his trial a scandal that all countries are watching. Our revolution has set an example for others, and we should work and be productive. We should at least be like China.
ابوروضة

2011-9-13

Whoever says that Hosni is wronged and innocent, will see what the Lord will do to him!
تامر

2011-9-13

We have God!
خالد علامه

2011-9-13

Disgrace after dignity! We ask for his punishment and that of his likes!
منار

2011-9-13

God is sufficient for me, for He is the best disposer of affairs! Our country is one of the richest countries, yet look where we are now! This is because of the gangs that were ruling. Everyone who contributed to corruption should be executed. Yet, we still say, “Glorified and Exalted is the Creator.” We are not gloating over people’s misfortunes either. We are really confused. We see the president on his deathbed and we feel sorry for him, yet when we remember the disaster he caused, our mercy fades away. We do not know anymore. Maybe the people who claim that the army is not corrupt are mistaken after all. Also, the police: where are they, and why don’t they catch the thugs, thieves and killers? Food is getting expensive and there is no protection for consumers. Minister of Interior! Where is the safety and security??!
sayed yosry

2011-9-13

He is a respectful president, while the people are not respectful.
المهاجر

2011-9-13

Our complaint is only to God! Tomorrow will come soon.
mohamed_badry11

2011-9-13

Mubarak is better for the presidency.
safy gedo

2011-9-12

Honestly, it is a very good thing. I was in the court and I heard these words! May God give you success and progress!
صلاح كامل المحامي

2011-9-12

I am Salah Kamel, a lawyer. Hosni Mubarak is a longtime criminal. He has to be judged according to the law since he used to say that we are a country of law under his rule.
[email protected]

2011-9-12

The president and his gang ruined everything. They impoverished us. We don’t feel it yet, but they made the money worthless. There is no improvement; the situation is worse and worse. Thank God!
mems

2011-9-12

This is just a waste of time. In the end, the court will find them not guilty for lack of evidence.
2011-9-12

Death penalty!
محمد

2011-9-12

Death penalty and execution!
ام بسملة

2011-9-12

May God save Egypt from corruption and her enemies! May God save the Egyptians from tyrants who suck their blood dry! O God, we trust You with all our affairs; You are the Omnipotent over everything!!
ehabebrahem81

2011-9-12

May God show us righteousness as it is, and may God make us follow it!
على السيد

2011-9-12

May God lead Field Marshal Tantawi to protect the nation against foreign interference!
mostafa

2011-9-11

Fear God!
محمد

2011-9-10

Death penalty!
ابراهيم السيدسالم

2011-9-10

God is watching! Life does not last. If he has some good deeds, his bad ones are much more…Ibrahim.
جنة

2011-9-10

President Mubarak is innocent. God is just trying him by putting him and the Egyptian people to a test! I hope the people who say that he is the reason for the corruption can see what is happening now in Egypt. We should not blame the president for our mistakes. Every corrupt person is the reason for what happened in our country. I hope we wake up before our dear country is lost.
محمد منصور

2011-9-9

O Son of Adam, do what you wish. You will be judged for what you do. The ruling in the present life is more merciful than in the Hereafter.
الرياض

2011-9-9

May God punish the oppressor and give victory to the oppressed! God is sufficient for us, and He is the best disposer of affairs. May God protect Egypt from all evil people!
lبارك

2011-9-9

Excellent
[email protected]

2011-9-9

The death penalty for Al-Adly!
فتحى رمضان ماضى

2011-9-9

Al-Adli and his assistants must receive the most severe penalties.
عبس الجامد

2011-9-9

I wish that Hosni Mubarak would live another 50 years to experience the humiliation that the Egyptians have experienced.
محمد رمضان

2011-9-8

The article is good, but we wish to show more details next time. We have to thank Lieutenant Essam Shawqi and General Hassan Abd Al-Hamid and tell them that they gave us hope. O God! Protect them and make them hold steadfast to the truth.
وائل ابراهيم

2011-9-8

We want to make achievements, O people, because time is not on our side. The country is being destroyed and we have to save it.