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#Jan25 Police brutality continues

Posted on By 3arabawy

A fight broke out today between a microbus driver and a police officer, Salah Ashraf el-Saggini, in Maadi’s Algeria Square. The fight was over the right of way. Officer Ashraf pulled his gun and shot dead the driver. The citizens attacked the police van, set it on fire after beating the officer and his soldiers, and handed them over to the army. There are protests taking place as I’m writing now.

There is also a police crackdown on protesters in Wadi el-Gadid, and some of a number of Sinai citizens who’s just been released are now in detention again.

So much for change! Wake up people, the regime is still alive and well! The revolution must continue.

UPDATE: The driver hasn’t died, as reported by Youm7 and Ahram, but he’s been critically injured.

#Jan25 Protesters attack police stations in several provinces

Posted on By 3arabawy

The regime has to understand that it’s unacceptable to have those torturers back on our streets again:

Angry protesters attacked police stations in several parts of Egypt two days following the reappearance of police after having completely disappeared on Friday, 28 January, following police attacks on peaceful protesters demanding the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak.
Witnesses said that soon after the police reappeared, they began using provocative tactics while dealing with residents, which led to clashes in Upper Egypt and in areas around Cairo.
In Barambel Village in Helwan, south of Cairo, residents set the local police station on fire after a police officer shot and killed a local resident for violating the curfew.
The resident had gone out during curfew hours on Monday night and was shot to death after failing to respond to the police officer’s warnings. He was killed instantly.
Following the incident, village residents torched the police station in which the officer was taking cover, leading to the death of the officer and total destruction of the station and its civil registry. Other police personnel managed to escape before they were caught by residents.
In related news, police forces on Tuesday used live ammunition to shoot protesters in the Wadi Gedid Governorate, southwest of Cairo. The protesters had voiced objections to the reinstatement of an officer whom they described as “dictatorial.”
According to eyewitnesses, 61 people were injured in clashes with security forces in the province’s capital, Kharga.
Local residents had rejected the return of Captain Ahmad al-Sokkary, whom authorities had dismissed during the first days of nationwide protests calling on President Hosni Mubarak to resign.