CAIRO - Egyptians revolutionaries and political groups are planning for a million-man march in protest against recent judicial decisions to temporarily release the wife of former president Hosni Mubarak and two of his top aides. The Muslim Brotherhood, the Revolution's Youth Coalition and some other political groups as well as Internet loggers strongly rejected even talk about granting amnesty to the toppled president or any members of his regime. "We know the revolution is not over. It seems there will be now million-man protests in Al Tahrir Square," the Revolution's Youth Coalition said in a statement, calling on Egyptians to show up in the iconic plaza on May 27 to stress that no compromise over their demands will be accepted. "Those who committed gross mistakes in Egypt and against the people cannot go free this way," the statement added. Other political groups ignored denials by the military rulers that they did not intervene in the judicial authority's job after rumours that Mubarak, 83, would be pardoned. "The main question is: Who has the power and authority to grant a pardon? The simple answer is the people. Let's stop this," read an editorial in the independent newspaper Al-Masry Al-Youm. Assem el-Gohari, the head of the Illicit Gains Authority, said in a press conference Wednesday that the release of Suzanne Thabet, Egypt's former first lady, did not mean that the case was dropped. "She showed goodwill by handing over her assets to the State. This made us end the preventive detention. However, there are still charges against her," el-Gohari said. Mrs Mubarak, 70, agreed Monday to hand over about $4 million in assets to the Ministry of Finance, according to the head of the Illicit Gains Authority. Rubbing salt into wounds of Egyptian revolutionaries, a court Tuesday ordered the release of Zakaria Azmi, the former chief of staff of Mubarak, from custody on an LE200,000 ($33,640) bail pending further investigations. Azmi, one of Mubarak's closest aides, was detained for 15 days on April 7 as part of an investigation into allegations of illegal enrichments. He has been remanded twice since, each time for 15 days, court officials said, adding that an appeal against his release will be heard Thursday. They added that Azmi, 72, was released due to his old age and the fact that he was banned from travel and his assets are released. "This catastrophic release of Azmi and Mrs Mubarak is a victory for the counter-revolution. This is bias towardsfigures of Mubarak's regime and his family," said Mohamed Saad el-Katatani, a senior official in the Muslim Brotherhood. El-Katatni added that the Egyptian people felt suspicious over the release of Suzanne, Azmi and that of Fathi Sorour, the former speaker of the parliament, who was freed on bail before being detained in another case. "Egyptians will not accept any talk of pardoning. What is really acceptable is a fair trial for Mubarak and his regime," said Negad el-Boraei, a lawyer and a human rights activist. El-Boraei echoed what legal experts said on the unlawfulness of dropping charges against Mubarak or any of his regime. "The issue is not only the illegal gains. It's a matter of corruption, oppression and political stupidity," he told The Gazette by phone. Anger of Egyptians over the release of ex-regime's officials and what was called by some a 'plan to free Mubarak' was rife on social networking website Facebook, which was a main tool helping the revolution to succeed. "Is it OK that some people accused of treason be released? punish them. Otherwise, Egyptians will teach you a lesson," wrote on Facebook subscriber. Another one wondered: "How can Egyptians look in the eyes of relatives of the martyrs of the revolution".
