CAIRO: The April 6 Youth Movement announced Wednesday they are suspending their sit-in in Cairo's Tahrir Square and remaining outside the Egyptian Cabinet with the rest of the political groups currently in protest there, as part of an open-ended sit-in. The protesters had continued to occupy Tahrir Square in opposition to the formation of the new government after the military ruling council assigned a former member of the old regime to the post of prime minister. For many activists, choosing Kamal al-Ganzouri as prime minister came as shock, as he had served in the same position from 1996 to 1999 and many activists accuse him of being affiliated with the fallen regime of Hosni Mubarak. The April 6 group however, said they will be leaving their posts by the Omar Makram statue in Tahrir and settle in by the cabinet, where hundreds remain camped out to oppose the new government that they see as “unrepresentative” of the revolutionary powers and the demands of the square. Ganzouri is expected to announce the members of his new cabinet on Wednesday, yet the name of the interior minister will remain undisclosed until he is sworn in to the position. The previous government of former PM Essam Sharaf's cabinet that was publicized as the government of the revolution, resigned after hundreds of thousands of Egyptians gathered in Tahrir Square in opposition to the slowness of progress and the absence of a “civil” ruling council and bringing an end to military rule in the country during the transitional period. The cabinet resigned after clashes erupted between police and protesters in late November, where police used expired and banned tear gas, live ammunition and rubber bullets, killing at least 70 protesters and injuring over 3,000. Police brutality encouraged hundreds of thousands to flock to the streets in support of the demands of the revolutionary youth then, much as it did during the 18 days of protest that led to the ousting of former President Mubarak's 30-year rule. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/dcwTi Tags: April 6, Cabinet, featured, Tahrir Section: Egypt, Latest News
