22 April 2014
Source: Middle East Monitor
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has confirmed that the
complaint filed by the Freedom & Justice Party last year on behalf
of the constitutional Government of Egypt is still under consideration
by the Chief Prosecutor Mrs Fatou Bensouda despite untrue press reports
to the contrary.
Following the coup d'état in July 2013 the Freedom & Justice
Party submitted a formal complaint to the ICC along with an Article 12
(3) declaration bringing Egypt within the Court's jurisdiction. The
complaint asks the ICC Prosecutor to investigate allegations of
international crimes alleged to have been committed in Egypt since the
coup.
The complaint submitted to the ICC contained evidence that showed
that the post coup military regime had presided over widespread and
systematic crimes which amounted to crimes against humanity. Since
submitting the complaint a number of news organisations have incorrectly
announced that the complaint had been rejected.
Lawyers acting for the constitutional Government, who are in contact
with the ICC Prosecutor's office, have confirmed that the Prosecutor is
still considering the complaint and supporting documentation and had not
rejected it or come to a final decision about the status of the
complaint.
Tayab Ali, partner of leading London law firm ITN solicitors, said
'The Interim Authority in Egypt is not able to hide from principles of
international law. President Morsi's constitutional Government has the
legal power to bind Egypt to international treaties and agreements.
Accordingly, the ICC has no option but to act under the rule of law and
hold perpetrators of International Crimes committed in Egypt accountable
for what they have done to enforce their coup'.
Link: www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/europe/11049-icc-confirms-egypt-complaint-still-under-consideration.
Showing posts with label Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Show all posts
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Friday, April 25, 2014
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
The power struggle within the Egyptian army heading toward crisis
21 April 2014
Source: Middle East Monitor
Day after day, and as the date of the presidential elections in Egypt approaches, power struggle within the Egyptian military establishment intensifies. According to information circulating at the highest levels in Cairo, conflict is increasing and is intensifying within the Egyptian military establishment so much so that it has now become a major source of concern for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates who fear that such power struggle may lead to a coup against Abd Al-Fattah Al-Sisi once he becomes president.
A source close to the Egyptian army top command has told Asrar Arabiyah website that the power struggle happens to be over the position of the defence minister. Al-Sisi finds himself in a critical position having immunised the position of the Defence Minister in the constitution lest he failed to become President. But now, and since he is very close to become President, he fears the man holding that immunised position (of defence minister), Sidqi Subhi. The source says that Al-Sisi has endeavoured to keep to himself both the position of President and the position of Defence Minister. Yet, a strong current within the army, headed by Sidqi Subhi, refused (to allow this) and thwarted it. This was the reason why announcing Al-Sisi's nomination for the presidential elections was delayed. When Al-Sisi failed to keep both positions he tried to favour his own relative and close friend General Mahmoud Hijazi with the position (of Defence Minister). But he failed too and a deal was struck according to which Mahmoud Hijazi was appointed Chief of Staff while Sidqi was appointed Minister of Defence. However, the source affirms that the battle is far from over. Al-Sisi is still trying to unseat Sidqi from the Ministry of Defence in the hope of replacing him with Hijazi although the constitution does not grant him that right. There is widespread belief that this file will top his agenda once he becomes President of Egypt.
It is worth noting that General Mahmoud Hijazi was an obscure army officer until he was promoted by Al-Sisi to become Director of Military Intelligence and then Chief of Staff. Although, according to some sources, Hijazi's appointment as Chief of Staff was part of a deal that included the appointment of Sidqi Subhi as Minister of Defence, the latter realises that Al-Sisi will continue after he assumes the presidency his endeavour to remove Subhi from the Defence Ministry so as to turn it over to his own perfectly loyal associate Jijazi.
Sidqi Subhi represents a wide trend within the top army command and enjoys within the security agencies the support of the former Director of General Intelligence Brig. Murad Muwafi who was previously rumoured to have wanted to stand for the presidency in the upcoming elections but eventually withdrew from the battle a few days ago.
This power struggle represents one of the fiercest bone breaking battles facing Al-Sisi. It was also one of the reasons why his nomination for the presidency was delayed because he was looking for a solution to (the problem arising from his loss of) the position he had immunised and rendered the most important of all positions in Egypt but had eventually to abandon so as to become President of Egypt.
Source: Asrar Arabiya
Link: .middleeastmonitor.com/news/africa/11012-the-power-struggle-within-the-egyptian-army-heading-toward-crisis.
Source: Middle East Monitor
Day after day, and as the date of the presidential elections in Egypt approaches, power struggle within the Egyptian military establishment intensifies. According to information circulating at the highest levels in Cairo, conflict is increasing and is intensifying within the Egyptian military establishment so much so that it has now become a major source of concern for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates who fear that such power struggle may lead to a coup against Abd Al-Fattah Al-Sisi once he becomes president.
A source close to the Egyptian army top command has told Asrar Arabiyah website that the power struggle happens to be over the position of the defence minister. Al-Sisi finds himself in a critical position having immunised the position of the Defence Minister in the constitution lest he failed to become President. But now, and since he is very close to become President, he fears the man holding that immunised position (of defence minister), Sidqi Subhi. The source says that Al-Sisi has endeavoured to keep to himself both the position of President and the position of Defence Minister. Yet, a strong current within the army, headed by Sidqi Subhi, refused (to allow this) and thwarted it. This was the reason why announcing Al-Sisi's nomination for the presidential elections was delayed. When Al-Sisi failed to keep both positions he tried to favour his own relative and close friend General Mahmoud Hijazi with the position (of Defence Minister). But he failed too and a deal was struck according to which Mahmoud Hijazi was appointed Chief of Staff while Sidqi was appointed Minister of Defence. However, the source affirms that the battle is far from over. Al-Sisi is still trying to unseat Sidqi from the Ministry of Defence in the hope of replacing him with Hijazi although the constitution does not grant him that right. There is widespread belief that this file will top his agenda once he becomes President of Egypt.
It is worth noting that General Mahmoud Hijazi was an obscure army officer until he was promoted by Al-Sisi to become Director of Military Intelligence and then Chief of Staff. Although, according to some sources, Hijazi's appointment as Chief of Staff was part of a deal that included the appointment of Sidqi Subhi as Minister of Defence, the latter realises that Al-Sisi will continue after he assumes the presidency his endeavour to remove Subhi from the Defence Ministry so as to turn it over to his own perfectly loyal associate Jijazi.
Sidqi Subhi represents a wide trend within the top army command and enjoys within the security agencies the support of the former Director of General Intelligence Brig. Murad Muwafi who was previously rumoured to have wanted to stand for the presidency in the upcoming elections but eventually withdrew from the battle a few days ago.
This power struggle represents one of the fiercest bone breaking battles facing Al-Sisi. It was also one of the reasons why his nomination for the presidency was delayed because he was looking for a solution to (the problem arising from his loss of) the position he had immunised and rendered the most important of all positions in Egypt but had eventually to abandon so as to become President of Egypt.
Source: Asrar Arabiya
Link: .middleeastmonitor.com/news/africa/11012-the-power-struggle-within-the-egyptian-army-heading-toward-crisis.
Arabi 21 - Yahya Hamid: We count on the Egyptian people to defeat the coup
21 April 2014
Source: Middle East Monitor
Yahya Hamid, President Morsi's Minister of Investment, has said that the anti-coup forces count not on any foreign factor but principally on the awareness and determination of the Egyptian people as well as on the increasing rejection within the people's ranks "of the attempts by the coup perpetrators to return Egypt to the era of the despotic military state".
In an exclusive interview given to Arabi 21, Hamid said that there has been some negative impact on the anti-coup forces due to what some media disseminated in the aftermath of the signing of the Riyad Document by the Gulf states to the effect of alleging that personalities and currents that support legitimacy - and at the heart of which happens to be the Muslim Brotherhood - will be the main victims of any Gulf concord. He also said that London and not the Muslim Brotherhood will be the real loser as a result of succumbing to the dictates of Riyadh and Abu Dhabi and ordering an inquiry into the Brotherhood.
Hamid added: "Such (media) analysis is nothing but wishful thinking on the part of those that support the coup or act at its behest. Our stance is unwavering and it emanates from purely internal Egyptian reckoning. We shall continue to resist the coup until it is toppled and until the attempts to return Egypt to the era of military rule are thwarted. It is the people of Egypt living on the proud land of Egypt who will decide and not any external state whether hostile or friendly."
Hamid, who was the second youngest minister in Egypt's modern history, alluded to the importance of the role played by the youth in the Egyptian revolution and said: "The conscientious Egyptian youth are the ones who lead the revolution on the streets. In pursuing peaceful change, we count on the efforts made by these youth who are aware of the magnitude of the challenges (facing them) and they know full well the volume of the foreign aid accorded to the coup perpetrators. Yet, these (youth) are determined to continue the revolution until they bring the coup down and regain freedom and restore dignity for the Egyptian citizen."
Asked by Arabi 21 about (why) the Egyptian (military) regime is still continuing (to be there) despite the passage of more than nine months since the coup, Hamid answered: "Revolutions require patience and peaceful change requires time. As it has been said ‘victory is the fruit of an hour's patience'. We are ready to be patient for as long as it takes. Thanks to our faith in God, to our confidence in the justness of our cause and to the support of our people, we are capable of confronting all the internal and external conspiracies and of enduring until we achieve victory for our people. We shall pursue peaceful struggle for the sake of our country no matter how long this takes or how much effort and sacrifices it requires. The march of the Muslim Brotherhood along several decades has proven this (to be the case). Victory is inevitable, God willing. Once this is accomplished our people will not forget who stood by them and who conspired against them.
Link: middleeastmonitor.com/news/africa/11013-arabi-21-yahya-hamid-we-count-on-the-egyptian-people-to-defeat-the-coup.
Source: Middle East Monitor
Yahya Hamid, President Morsi's Minister of Investment, has said that the anti-coup forces count not on any foreign factor but principally on the awareness and determination of the Egyptian people as well as on the increasing rejection within the people's ranks "of the attempts by the coup perpetrators to return Egypt to the era of the despotic military state".
In an exclusive interview given to Arabi 21, Hamid said that there has been some negative impact on the anti-coup forces due to what some media disseminated in the aftermath of the signing of the Riyad Document by the Gulf states to the effect of alleging that personalities and currents that support legitimacy - and at the heart of which happens to be the Muslim Brotherhood - will be the main victims of any Gulf concord. He also said that London and not the Muslim Brotherhood will be the real loser as a result of succumbing to the dictates of Riyadh and Abu Dhabi and ordering an inquiry into the Brotherhood.
Hamid added: "Such (media) analysis is nothing but wishful thinking on the part of those that support the coup or act at its behest. Our stance is unwavering and it emanates from purely internal Egyptian reckoning. We shall continue to resist the coup until it is toppled and until the attempts to return Egypt to the era of military rule are thwarted. It is the people of Egypt living on the proud land of Egypt who will decide and not any external state whether hostile or friendly."
Hamid, who was the second youngest minister in Egypt's modern history, alluded to the importance of the role played by the youth in the Egyptian revolution and said: "The conscientious Egyptian youth are the ones who lead the revolution on the streets. In pursuing peaceful change, we count on the efforts made by these youth who are aware of the magnitude of the challenges (facing them) and they know full well the volume of the foreign aid accorded to the coup perpetrators. Yet, these (youth) are determined to continue the revolution until they bring the coup down and regain freedom and restore dignity for the Egyptian citizen."
Asked by Arabi 21 about (why) the Egyptian (military) regime is still continuing (to be there) despite the passage of more than nine months since the coup, Hamid answered: "Revolutions require patience and peaceful change requires time. As it has been said ‘victory is the fruit of an hour's patience'. We are ready to be patient for as long as it takes. Thanks to our faith in God, to our confidence in the justness of our cause and to the support of our people, we are capable of confronting all the internal and external conspiracies and of enduring until we achieve victory for our people. We shall pursue peaceful struggle for the sake of our country no matter how long this takes or how much effort and sacrifices it requires. The march of the Muslim Brotherhood along several decades has proven this (to be the case). Victory is inevitable, God willing. Once this is accomplished our people will not forget who stood by them and who conspired against them.
Link: middleeastmonitor.com/news/africa/11013-arabi-21-yahya-hamid-we-count-on-the-egyptian-people-to-defeat-the-coup.
Friday, March 28, 2014
Fatah welcomes Al-Sisi decision to run for president
27 March 2014
Source: Middle East Monitor
Palestinian Secular movement Fatah hailed the decision of the Egyptian military-coup leader Abdul-Fattah Al-Sisi to run for presidential elections, a statement issued today said.
Deputy Secretary of Fatah's Executive Committee Jibrel Al-Rajoub said in the statement: "We welcome Abdul-Fatah Al-Sisi's decision to run for the upcoming presidential elections. We affirm that he is able to regain Egypt's prestige in the region."
Al-Rajoub claimed Al-Sisi has regained Egypt's regional role and that afforded "national guarantees for Egyptians, Arabs and Muslims". He acknowledged that Al-Sisi has maintained Egypt's unity since the ouster of the freely elected president Mohammed Morsi.
Fatah's prominent leader continued: "We believe in his regional vision, through which he is able to lead Egypt to stability...and will help the Egyptians and the Palestinians to encounter the Israeli occupation at this critical time."
He stressed that the Egyptian people's democratic choice should be respected in the upcoming elections. That, Al-Rajoub said, would help build modern Egypt, which would be protected by the Egyptian people and their "great army".
"We are looking forward a freely elected Egyptian president who will be able to protect Egypt and regain its leading role in the region as a leader for the Arab nation," he said.
Al-Sisi carried out a coup d'état against Morsi on July 3, 2013. Since then he has supressed the Egyptians who refused the coup and killed more than 5,000.
Since the coup, crowds of Egyptians have taken to the streets everyday to protest against the coup. Egyptian authorities have now enacted a law against protesters and held mass trials against anti-coup nationals.
Earlier this week, an Egyptian court sentenced 529 Egyptians who were against the coup to death for claims that they took part in killing a policeman. The trial lasted two days.
Link: www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/middle-east/10548-fatah-welcomes-al-sisi-decision-to-run-for-president.
Source: Middle East Monitor
Palestinian Secular movement Fatah hailed the decision of the Egyptian military-coup leader Abdul-Fattah Al-Sisi to run for presidential elections, a statement issued today said.
Deputy Secretary of Fatah's Executive Committee Jibrel Al-Rajoub said in the statement: "We welcome Abdul-Fatah Al-Sisi's decision to run for the upcoming presidential elections. We affirm that he is able to regain Egypt's prestige in the region."
Al-Rajoub claimed Al-Sisi has regained Egypt's regional role and that afforded "national guarantees for Egyptians, Arabs and Muslims". He acknowledged that Al-Sisi has maintained Egypt's unity since the ouster of the freely elected president Mohammed Morsi.
Fatah's prominent leader continued: "We believe in his regional vision, through which he is able to lead Egypt to stability...and will help the Egyptians and the Palestinians to encounter the Israeli occupation at this critical time."
He stressed that the Egyptian people's democratic choice should be respected in the upcoming elections. That, Al-Rajoub said, would help build modern Egypt, which would be protected by the Egyptian people and their "great army".
"We are looking forward a freely elected Egyptian president who will be able to protect Egypt and regain its leading role in the region as a leader for the Arab nation," he said.
Al-Sisi carried out a coup d'état against Morsi on July 3, 2013. Since then he has supressed the Egyptians who refused the coup and killed more than 5,000.
Since the coup, crowds of Egyptians have taken to the streets everyday to protest against the coup. Egyptian authorities have now enacted a law against protesters and held mass trials against anti-coup nationals.
Earlier this week, an Egyptian court sentenced 529 Egyptians who were against the coup to death for claims that they took part in killing a policeman. The trial lasted two days.
Link: www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/middle-east/10548-fatah-welcomes-al-sisi-decision-to-run-for-president.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Despite economic meltdown Al-Sisi buys 1,100 cars for army officers
15 March 2014
Source: Middle East Monitor
Following his calls for austerity in the face of the meltdown of the Egyptian economy, coup leader Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has bought 1,100 Peugeot cars for army officers.
The Arab Development and Investment Company announced that its subsidiary Cairo for Development and Car Manufacturing-Peugeot has signed a contract with the Armed Forces to supply the vehicles, which have a total value of 103 million Egyptian Pounds. The details of the deal were reported in Al-Borsa economic magazine. Sources close to the Peugeot dealer said that the order will be delivered within days.
Meanwhile, Al-Sisi repeated his call for austerity measures during a meeting with young doctors last week. He advised students to walk to their universities every day to save the cost of transportation "for the sake of Egypt".
Link: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/middle-east/10323-despite-economic-meltdown-al-sisi-buys-1100-cars-for-army-officers.
Source: Middle East Monitor
Following his calls for austerity in the face of the meltdown of the Egyptian economy, coup leader Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has bought 1,100 Peugeot cars for army officers.
The Arab Development and Investment Company announced that its subsidiary Cairo for Development and Car Manufacturing-Peugeot has signed a contract with the Armed Forces to supply the vehicles, which have a total value of 103 million Egyptian Pounds. The details of the deal were reported in Al-Borsa economic magazine. Sources close to the Peugeot dealer said that the order will be delivered within days.
Meanwhile, Al-Sisi repeated his call for austerity measures during a meeting with young doctors last week. He advised students to walk to their universities every day to save the cost of transportation "for the sake of Egypt".
Link: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/middle-east/10323-despite-economic-meltdown-al-sisi-buys-1100-cars-for-army-officers.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Egypt's Sisi in UAE for joint military exercises
15 hours ago
Source: Yahoo News
Abu Dhabi (AFP) - Egyptian
military chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrived Tuesday in the United Arab
Emirates, a strong supporter of his July ouster of Islamist president
Mohamed Morsi.
Field Marshal
Sisi, who is Egypt's defence minister and deputy premier, travelled to
the UAE to attend the closure of joint military exercises there. He was
met by UAE deputy army chief Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan.
The
two men noted the "fraternal and solid relations linking the two
countries and their peoples," and their wish to "consolidate bilateral
cooperation," the WAM news agency reported, without giving details on
Sisi's plans or the length of his stay.
The
Emirates have given Egypt $4.9 billion in financial aid since Morsi's
ouster, as well as deposited $2 billion in the Egyptian central bank,
interest free.
Last week, the
UAE joined Saudi Arabia and Bahrain in recalling their ambassadors from
fellow Gulf Cooperation Council member Qatar over its support for
Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood.
As
a sign of support for the military-installed government in Cairo, the
UAE's Arabtec contractor signed a memorandum of understanding Sunday to
develop a $40 billion project to build one million housing units in
Egypt.
Sisi has
emerged as the most popular political figure in Egypt following Morsi's
troubled year-long rule, with many viewing him as a strong leader who
can restore stability after three years of unrest unleashed by the 2011
revolt that toppled Hosni Mubarak.
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