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Egyptian People Committee demands sit-in until meeting protesters' demands
Published in Youm7 on 30 - 09 - 2011

CAIRO: Egyptian People Committees in Tahrir Square and other squares throughout Egypt called for staging a sit-in until passing political corruption of law, Law of Perfidy, which prevents all members of the dissolved National Democratic Party (NDP) to run for Parliamentary elections over the next five years.
The demonstration also called to cancel the Emergency Law and the laws criminalizing sit-ins and strikes.
The committees focused on the necessity of meeting the demands of social rights and cashing all Egyptian minimum and maximum wages. They also requested a clear agenda to transform authority from Egypt's ruling military council to a voted civil government.
The social demands of the Egyptian January 25 Revolution are not met yet, according to the statements.
In a related story, leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Kamal el-Helbawi, jointed the demonstration to encourage Egyptians to participate in Friday in reclaiming the Revolution to achieve their demands, including the parliamentary elections laws and Emergency Law and activating the Law of Perfidy.
He added those who didn't join the demonstration are mistaken and noted the Egyptian Alliance's stance over boycotting the parliamentary election will be determined upon the military Council's situation next Sunday.
Meanwhile, demonstrators on the Egyptian Al-Wafd Party's platform in Tahrir Square announced the party will not allow NDP members to run for parliamentary elections.
Al-Wafd demonstrators added the Egyptian Minister of Information Osama Heikal does not present the party because of his "unacceptable" policies especially after storming Al-Jazeera office in Cairo for the second time.
Other marches started to move from Istiqama Mosque and Mustafa Mahmoud mosque in Giza heading to Tahrir demonstration. The marches were condemning the Military trials against civilians and described these trials as "treason against the revolution."
Youth movements who participated in the marches including Youth movements for Justice and Freedom Party, the Labor party, the Kefaya Movement, the Bedayah Movement, and other independent Youth organizations.
Furthermore, a march form el-Nour Mosque in Abbassyia heading to Tahrir Square and chanted slogans against the foes of Egypt's ruling military council policies.
Salafi youth also participated in the Friday Reclaiming the Revolution demonstration. The Salafis in the governorate of Gharbia went took buses to Tahrir, said the Salafi spokesman.


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