CAIRO: The Kefaya Movement will continue to support the key objectives of the January 25 Revolution, including achieving social justice and electing an independent national authority, said Abdel-Haleem Kandeel, the former public coordinator of the Movement. Many members of the Movement as well as political activists attended the celebration held in the Egyptian Bar Association commemorating the seventh year of the Movement. “The Egyptian revolution started in December 2010 when 7,000 gathered in front of the Egyptian Supreme Court to protest an inheritance project,” Kandeel said. “Those 7,000 became millions during the revolution.” “The revolution was not designed to hand power to the military,” he continued, which is “undermining the revolution and restructuring the Mubarak regime.” “The people will discover that Islamic trends are the extension of the Mubarak regime,” he added. “The Egyptian right wing will adopt the same policies of the Mubarak regime,” he said, particularly those concerning economic and social issues. This political will “will be strongly supported by the U.S. and Saudi Arabia.” The new parliament will not see notable changes, he said, adding that Mubarak will likely not face a serious prosecution. “The people should not forget the efforts of those who struggled for four decades,” said Mohamed al-Ashkar, the current Kefaya coordinator. “The Movement will work to gain the confidence of all movements and demand that revolution goals are met.” “The ruling military council is adopting former regime policies,” said Essam al-Islamboly, a Kefaya founder. “The military leaders are working to protect the former Mubarak regime officials from serious prosecution.”
