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| From SS Officers |
SS General Hisham Abu Gheida, the man who ordered my detention and torture in October 2000, has been forced to retire during the interior ministry’s reshuffle last month. So he’s to receive his pension and is not facing any charges after a long life of torture, spying, corruption and loyal service to Mubarak’s regime.
The regime never forgets its loyal men. Adly receives salutes from officers in his prison, as reported repeatedly in the local press. And in the videos above and below, you can see the army treating Adly, the security chiefs and Mubarak’s sons with all respect and smiles. Compare this treatment to the welcome parties ordinary Egyptian citizens receive when they arrive in prison.
On the first day of Ramadan, the army and police are now cracking down on the Tahrir sit-in, randomly arresting activists and members of families of the martyrs, tearing down the tents, firing live ammunition into the air.
UPDATE: In the video below, the Muslim Brotherhood declare their support for the police and army’s move against protesters in Tahrir. What a disgrace!
[Video removed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWPDdqOuHqM]
UPDATE: Check out this set of pix by Nora Shalaby. Interesting to see a new breed of thugs, in plainclothes but wearing official army and police helmets with bullet proof vests.
UPDATE: Also of course, Brigadier General Mamdouh Abbas of the military police was also there. Whenever this guy appears, troubles always follow.