CAIRO: Egyptian activist Ahmed Harara, who is seen by many as one of the heroes and icons of the Egyptian revolution, filed a lawsuit at the Administrative Court, on Saturday against the Ministry of the Interior, where he demanded banning the use of rubber and live bullets to disperse protestors during any demonstration. He also asked for compensation for his injuries to his eyes during the revolution of January 25 and again on Mohammed Mahmoud protests in November, where he lost sight after being shot with rubber bullets in both eyes, respectively. His lawsuit was filed against Major General Mohamed Ibrahim, the Minister of Interior, and called on him to ban the use of rubber bullets in breaking up peaceful sit-ins or dispersing protestors, and asked for the appropriate compensation for the injuries he suffers from and which led to the loss of his sight as a result of the use of rubber bullet against him. He said in his claim that the Ministry of Interior “still adopts erring methods in dealing with demonstrations and sit-ins [and] these practices were manifested in the recent incidents of Mohammed Mahmoud streets where the security forces used rubber bullets and live ammunition, ignoring the consequences and injuries and disabilities it caused to the protestors if these type of bullets penetrated certain parts of the body.” He added that he was injured during the protests on the Friday of Anger on January 28, 2011, where he lost one of his eyes, and lost the other last November during the protests in Mohammed Mahmoud street, only a few meters away from the Ministry of Interior. He called for an appropriate compensation for damages and requiring the entity responsible for paying this compensation. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/34V8H Tags: Ahmed Harara, featured, Interior Ministry, Lawsuit Section: Egypt, Latest News
