Coalition of revolutionary forces demand the execution of ousted president Mubarak

A coalition of revolutionary forces, which includes professional movements, signatories of the Cairo declaration, the revolutionary council for Egypt’s women, and Nasaryon and Kawmyon against the plot movement, to name a few, held a press conference on Thursday afternoon at the headquarters of the Independence party to launch a petition demanding the execution of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in the final session of his trial, which is set to take place next Saturday, Al-Amat Online reported.

Mubarak is accused of committing crimes against the Egyptian people as well as corruption, injustice and the killing of innocent people during his 30-year authoritarian rule.

The members of the coalition confirmed that Mubarak’s trial exposes many features of the counterrevolution, because it reveals the extent of the rampant corruption in the judiciary, which was previously considered to be a respectful body by everyone. The coalition pointed out that throughout the trial over Mubarak and his corrupt regime, the judiciary has proven to be nothing but the hand of oppression and tyranny and one of the most important factors in spreading this state of corruption.

Ahmed Abdul Aziz, a spokesperson for Hirak, said the verdict would be issued next Saturday for the killer Mubarak, whose crimes include not only the killing of the martyrs of 25 January, but also crimes throughout his 30-year rule of killing people with cancer and hepatitis C. He noted that, “A verdict against his execution would be a declaration of the death of the 25 January revolution. Therefore, I request the Egyptian people to uphold our rights in the execution of this killer, who killed our sons on 25 January, after we lived in the custody of a police state under his rule, followed by the counterrevolution that we have seen in the form of a coup.”

Manal Khader, coordinator of the revolutionary council for Egypt’s women, said during her speech that there is a need to unite the rebels and reorganise the revolution’s front lines. Such efforts begin with the trial of the killer Mubarak, his regime’s figures, and the regime itself, while regaining the rights of all the martyrs of the 25 January revolution, and reviving the people’s right to bread, freedom and human dignity, which Mubarak’s corrupt regime had never provided. She noted that her coalition consists of more than 12 women’s movements from across the country’s whole spectrum and they have all declared their willingness to stand side by side with the rebels to revive the 25 January revolution.

Karim Reda, founding member of the petroleum oil workers union, said following the 25 January revolution, the dictator Mubarak must stand a fair trial for what he has done – the destruction and sabotage acts against Egypt and the killing of innocent people, including youths, and the return of the police state.

Said Amin, a coordinator of the Nasaryon and Kawmyon against the plot movement, explained, “I call on the Egyptian people to get united and reject the division and differences so as to restore the objectives of the 25 January revolution, beginning with the trial of the assassin Mubarak and his execution for his crimes as we are going backwards, thanks to the military rule with all its arrests and killings, especially after the Egyptians lived a year of freedom under the rule of President Mohamed Morsi, who was kidnapped by the military, before the police state returned again.”