CAIRO: Egypt's Prime Minister, Essam Sharaf, gave a speech yesterday in which he said that he has been following all the revolutionary activities being carried out in all of Egypt's governorates and big squares. Sharaf read all the statements, demands and slogans of the protestors and received their criticism. Sharaf responded to the demands of the people and approved these seven important demands: 1.The Egyptian government will take all necessary procedures to meet the demands of the people as soon as possible. 2.The Minister of Interior will issue a decision of firing all leaders and police officers who are accused of killing demonstrators. The Minister of Interior will speed up achieving discipline and security in Egypt, and will put in mind the dignity of citizens. 3.Cases of corruption and killing demonstrators will be issued first in the court. 4.The most efficient public prosecutors will finish examining the cases of killing protestors as soon as possible. General Attorney will appeal in the ruling courts against killing innocent protestors. 5.Establishing sustainable mechanisms for discussions to take place between the national forces and the youth of the January 25 Revolution in order to discuss their goals. 6.The injured and the families of the martyrs of the revolution will get their rights without having to face any delay or complications. 7.The Minister of Social Solidarity will form a committee in order to achieve social justice and discuss issues of increasing prices, medical care, housing, education, employment, wages and salaries. Sharaf thanked those who trusted him and promised to be loyal to Egypt and the January 25 Revolution. Many political forces and revolutionary coalitions, however, were not happy with Sharaf's speech. Many political movements said they will continue protesting until all remnants of the former regime have been removed and all those responsible for killing demonstrators have been trialed. Sharaf's speech lacked the spirit of the revolution and any realism, which makes it insufficient for the current phase, said Dr. Mahmoud Ghozlan, the media spokesman of the Muslim Brotherhood. The leader of the April 6 movement, Mohamed Adel, said his movement refused Sharaf's speech. Adel said his movement will not leave the square until all the demands of the revolution are met. Sharaf's speech achieved part of the demands of the revolution, which shows the impact of protestors, said George Ishaac, Kefaya's founder and a member of the National Council for Human Rights. Meanwhile, the thinker Dr. Mostafa Hegazy said that Sharaf's speech did not give any solutions to Egypt's current problems. His speech made points that were very unclear, he added. We are completely not satisfied with Sharaf's speech, said Ahmed Ashor, the coordinator of Horya Fajr (Dawn of Liberty) movement. Ashor said Sharaf's speech was similar to Mubarak's previous speeches. Tarek Abdel Megeed, founder of Egyptian Revolutionary movement, said his movement will resume protesting until all of the demands of the revolution are met including trialing member of the former regime. We demand the dismissal of Sharaf's government, said the general coordinator of Bedaya, Fatma Amr. Arabic here
