CAIRO: Egyptian activists said on Friday that the military police guarding the ministry of defense assaulted an anti-military rule march as they approached the area. A photo journalist from el-Badeel newspaper reported being assaulted by military forces as he was trying to take photos of the events unfolding. The protesters organized the march to denounce the military rule of Egypt during the transitional period and the violations that the army and the police have been engaged in since taking over power from President Hosni Mubarak, who was ousted in February after a popular uprising. According to activists and human rights organizations, a sum of 12,000 people have seen the inside of a military court and been jailed. The military police is also being accused of using force against female participants in the march that started in the late evening condemning military tribunals for civilians and demanding justice in light the recent violent clashes with police in Mohamed Mahmoud street, which left at least 70 dead and thousands injured. In July, a few thousand protesters tried marching to the area of Abbasiya, where the ministry is housed, to demand an end to the military rule of the country and arrived to find angry citizens from the surrounding streets attacking them with weapons and bricks after the military asked people for assistance against any attempts to attack the ministry. One young activist died and tens were injured when the violence escalated. Friday's march protesters returned to the area and continued protesting, before leaving shortly after. An ongoing sit-in in front of the Egyptian cabinet building is seeing hundreds of protesters camping outside the building in opposition to the recent cabinet reshuffle that brought a former prime minister from the ousted regime. 18 day of constant protesting ousted former president Mubarak's 30-year rule on February 11, known as the January 25 Revolution. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/jPtZZ Tags: featured, Military, Police, SCAF Section: Egypt, Latest News
