CAIRO - An Egyptian activist has urged subscribers on the social networking website Facebook to stage a symbolic protest on June 6 to mark the first anniversary of the death of a blogger, who was allegedly tortured to death by police in the coastal city of Alexandria. Wael Ghoneim, a Google executive who created a Facebook group in sympathy with blogger Khaled Saeed, said the protest would be held on the Nile Corniche in every Egyptian city overlooking the Nile. "Honouring heroes of the Egyptian revolution, we will express Egypt's voice which calls for justice in the case of martyr Khaled Saeed and all those who died or injured in our great revolution," Ghoneim wrote on his Facebook group. Two policemen are standing trial for allegedly assaulting Saeed, who was reportedly beaten to death near an Internet cafe in Alexandria last June. The ruling is expected on June 30. "Let's stress the right that all Egyptians need to live in dignity, enjoy freedom and have security," Ghoneim, who was arrested during the January 25 Revolution, wrote. Some other subscribers on the same page said they call on the protesters next Monday to dress in black at 6:30pm in their governorates to mourn Saeed and other martyrs of the revolution. "Slow justice stands on the same foot with injustice. This will be our main banner," read one post on the page. The Facebook page dedicated to Saeed was one of several that helped launch the call for anti-regime protests on January 25. Routine police abuse and torture was prevalent during Hosni Mubarak's era and were a driving force behind the massive popular protests that ousted the veteran strongman.
