Middle East Online, Jan 24, 2010
Under heavy public criticism inside and outside Egypt
HRW calls on Egypt to revoke its ‘draconian emergency law’, slams ‘thuggery’ police state.
CAIRO – Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday defended the construction of an underground barrier on the border with the Gaza Strip as a matter of national security and sovereignty.
“The works and reinforcements on our eastern border are a matter of Egyptian sovereignty. We do not accept a debate on the issue with anyone,” Mubarak said in a speech to mark Police Day.
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Egyptian ‘President’ Mubarak rejects even ‘debate’ on Gaza barrier
Middle East Online, Jan 24, 2010
Under heavy public criticism inside and outside Egypt
HRW calls on Egypt to revoke its ‘draconian emergency law’, slams ‘thuggery’ police state.
CAIRO – Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday defended the construction of an underground barrier on the border with the Gaza Strip as a matter of national security and sovereignty.
“The works and reinforcements on our eastern border are a matter of Egyptian sovereignty. We do not accept a debate on the issue with anyone,” Mubarak said in a speech to mark Police Day.
Continues >>
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Tags: Egypt, Gaza Strip barrier, Human Rights Watch, Israel, President Hosni Mubarak, Rafah crossing, state of emergency since 1981, torture and abuse in Egypt
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