CAIRO: Two leading movements announced this week that they would sue the military government over inciting violence against citizens. Kefaya, or “Enough”, and the 6th of April youth movement, have accused generals of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) of inciting violence against citizens, which was seen in the “citizen's arrest” of a number of protesters during clashes on Saturday evening in the Cairo neighborhood of Abbassiya. The military accused the 6th of April movement of having a “suspicious plan” for Egypt and said it received funding from abroad. Both groups have denied the charges and subsequently filed lawsuits on Sunday, arguing the military had defamed them. Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) accused the 6th of April youth movement of having a “suspicious plan” to weaken Egypt's stability and “drive a wedge between the people and the armed forces,” an Army statement read, shortly following a march to the military headquarters. Ahmed Maher, the General Coordinator of 6th of April, told Egyptian daily al-Dostour that “none of the members participated in the march. “The SCAF should have met the demands of the revolution and tried [Former President Hosni] Mubarak and the killers instead of releasing inciting statements against a patriotic youth movement that took it upon itself to fight injustice, corruption and tyranny.” He questioned “are the statements of Mubarak being recycled here?” Mubarak is scheduled to go on trial August 3. On Saturday, protesters from Tahrir Square – who have been conducting a sit-in since July 8 demanding further reforms and an end to military rule – marched on the SCAF headquarters. Residents and protesters then clashed, leaving over 300 injured in violence many of the protesters blamed on the earlier statements from the military. BM
