Egyptian activist Wael Ghonim said he refused to appear on various media channels, which are trying to turn him into a national symbol. He said that he preferred not to comment on current events as that is the mission of political analysts. During an interview with the ‘Cairo Timing' television program, Ghonim said he prefers civil work currently. He said he opened a civil institution aiming to treat the problems of poverty and education with technology. He added that he authored a book about Egypt's revolution and contracted with both Arab and American institutions to publish the book. He said that he obtained donations that will serve the families of the martyrs and victims of the revolution in addition to poor people. Ghonim criticized the increasing number of civil rights lawyers in former Minister of Interior Habib al-Adly's trial. He demanded the formation of a unified committee to avoid the chaos resulting from such a number of lawyers. He also expressed his refusal to prosecute political activist Asmaa Mahfouz before a military trial while al-Adly is tried in a civil court. Ghonim, formerly Google's top executive for the Middle East, became a figurehead for the Egyptian revolution when he was detained for 10 days at the beginning of the uprising.
