CAIRO: The Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) issued a statement condemning Major General Abdel-Moniem Kato, counselor to the armed forces on the Morale Affairs, for telling al-Shorouk newspaper that protesters should be burned in “Hitler's ovens.” “You are concerned over some street kid who deserves to be thrown into Hitler's incinerators,” said Kato, speaking to al-Shorouk reporters. “The Egyptian military should not leave its soldiers subject to directives of this official who does not hesitate to declare Nazi opinions that incite hatred and justify violence against citizens he disagrees with,” said ANHRI in their statement. ANHRI said that anyone who makes such irresponsible remarks should be held accountable for them. “His opinions that call for pursuing Hitler's approach, even metaphorically, are behind the excessive and atrocious violence against Egyptian protesters, as seen in online videos and in newspapers by millions of people. “Even if some of the protesters were at fault, or were responsible for whatever is attributed to them, the violence committed by the party entrusted to protect them cannot be justified,” the ANHRI statement continues. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/1NNWT Tags: ANHRI Section: Egypt, Latest News
