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Police still do not understand revolution's changes, says Harb
Published in Youm7 on 02 - 07 - 2011

The true goal of Egypt's January 25 Revolution has not yet been achieved, said Osama Ghazali Harb, chairman of the liberal Democratic Front Party. Harb said this can be seen in the continual violence of the Egyptian police toward citizens.
In a statement to Youm7, Harb said although the revolution succeeded in destroying the former regime, the police still do not understand this fact and they still treat Egyptian citizens as they used to. It will take a long time before there is a radical change in the police, Harb added.
He also said his party will participate in next Friday's planned demonstrations. The demonstration's aim is to keep up the pressure for reform. Demonstrators will call for writing a new constitution.
The Democratic Front Party has withdrawn from an alliance with the newly-formed political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, the Freedom and Justice Party.
When asked whether his party would join an alliance for upcoming parliamentary elections should the ruling military council decide to hold them in September as planned, Harb answered that the party currently has no plan to join any alliance. He acknowledged that the scheduled date of elections is very close, but that the issue will be dealt with next week.
Many part of Egyptian society are calling on the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, currently charged with Egypt's administration, to delay elections until a new constitution is written. The notable exceptions are the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist movements, which insist elections be held on time.
Harb also praised the efforts of some officials of Egypt's National Security Agency (which replaced the hated and feared State Security Intelligence) because they hold lectures to educate their officers for the post-revolutionary period.
He added that he wished this would also happen with the police forces.
Harb said the party would not mind joining an alliance with other parties that have withdrawn from the alliance including the Muslim Brotherhood.


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