CAIRO – The Coalition of Revolution Youth threatened on Wednesday to protest in Tahrir Square if ousted President Hosni Mubarak is released, Al-Youm Al-Sabie reports. Although Mubarak has asked for an amnesty if he apologises to Egyptians for making mistakes, the ruling Military Council on Wednesday dismissed speculation it would pardon the former President, who is under investigation for graft and abuse of power, adding that it doesn't interfere in judicial affairs. Mubarak, 83, is being detained in a hospital in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, after officials said he has heart problems. His wife, Suzanne, who also fell ill when she was detained, was freed on Tuesday after giving up her assets, but faces a graft probe. The timing of their respective illnesses, which meant neither joined other top officials in jail, has fuelled talk that they were getting special treatment by the military. "The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces affirms that there is absolutely no truth in what was published by the media about the Council moving to pardon Mubarak and his family," it said in a communiqué on its Facebook page. The coalition said “the street and the square are our weapons to protect revolution”, adding that every man who participated in the revolution seeks a fair trial for people who have spoilt the country. "Returning the money to Egyptians is not a gift, but a revolutionary procedure."
