CAIRO �" Do we really need a one million man march to put the revolution back on track? This is the question simple citizens have been asking in the wake of the revolutionaries and political activists calling for organising a new demonstration this Friday. Since the strikers and vendors were forcibly evacuated from Tahrir Square before the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, citizens have been happy with the suspension of such demonstrations that sometimes end in clashes with the military police. Can the revolutionaries organise a fresh demonstration without similar clashes? Apparently not, because this demonstration targets the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces for referring civilian suspects to military courts. In the wake of the public calls to stop referring civilians to military courts, the Chairman of the Military Courts, General Adel el-Morsi, recently said this would stop when the Emergency Law, that includes an article allowing the president of the republic or someone serving in his stead to do this, is cancelled. According to el-Morsi, the military courts heard over 3,850 cases in which nearly 11,900 suspects were tried, between January 28 and August 29. This is more than all the cases heard by this court prior to January 28, since the enforcement of the state of emergency 30 years ago. It is the state of chaos and thuggery following the revolution, due to the absence of police in the streets, that has forced the SCAF to take a tough stand against outlaws, in order to restore stability and order. However, the fact that activists and young revolutionaries have been referred to military courts seems to have provoked public opinion and human rights groups, especially as members of the toppled regime, including Hosni Mubarak and Habib el-Adly, charged with murdering demonstrators, are being tried in a civil court!
