Saturday, March 5, 2011

Protesters raid on Cairo state security HQ

Egyptian protesters have stormed the headquarters of the secret police in Cairo, demanding that the organisation be dismantled.


They  were destroying documents that could be used in court to prove human rights abuses.
some  protesters stormed the agency's offices in Alexandria after police fired on protesters.


The abolition of the force has been a demand of protesters who ousted Mohamed Mubarak as president in February.


Egypt Security Investigations  which is reported to have some 100,000 employees and a large network of informants  is widely accused of human rights abuses, including torture of detainees.

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