Egyptian blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah has been detained by the Egyptian military for fifteen days after refusing to be interrogated in court today. The arrest of Alaa Abd El Fattah and another blogger are in relation to the October 9th deaths of 25 protestors. These activists were protesting what they believe to be attacks on the Christian church in southern Egypt. If charged for inciting violence these men will faces trials in military court. Since the fall of Mubarak in February over 12,000 civilians have been tried in the military court. Amnesty International has spoken out over the fairness of such trials, since military courts often deprive defendants of a fair trial. This also raises questions of the scope of the military's power in Egypt. This regime previously arrested Alaa Abd El Fattah in 2006 and are continuing the tactics promoted by Mubarak five years ago. As Egypt continues to change, will this army council promote moves towards democracy or will civilians still be at the liberty of an army?
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/10/20111030155530607652.html
Posted by: Kendall Bilbro
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