“What happened on Tuesday is one of [Prime Minister Essam] Sharaf's government's disadvantages,” said Khaled Salah, Editor-in-Chief of Youm7. Tuesday's events began with a ceremony to honor the families of the martyrs of Egyp's January 25 Revolution at Balloon Theatre in downtown Cairo. However, security forces denied entry to a number of martyrs' families. This caused a quarrel to break out between the families and the security forces. “Sharaf's government could not control the situation after it started outside Balloon Theatre, as it moved to Maspiro [the Egyptian television and radio headquarters] or once it reached Tahrir Square,” added Salah. During an interview with journalist Hala Sarhan, Salah asked, how could Sharaf represent Egypt abroad while Egyptians don't feel his presence inside Egypt? Salah said what happened on Tuesday is considered a clear message for this Friday, when demonstrations are again expected in Tahrir. Egyptian police responded to protestors, not thugs, he said. Salah does not believe that Tuesday's demonstrations were performed by thugs or remnants of Egypt's former ruling regime. “I don't think Alaa and Gamal Mubarak are outside Tora Prison,” Salah added. He asked, how could Habib al-Adly, Egypt's former Minister of Interior, be tried in a civil court while protesters and journalists are tried by military courts? “Trials must be held as soon as possible,” Salah said, adding that “they must be fair and public.”
