The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces denied on Saturday that Egypt has given orders to the military police to attack protesters in Tahrir, calling the incidents in Cairo's central square "unintended clashes." The military junta ruling the country since President Hosni Mubarak resigned on February 11, made the announcement in a brief statement posted on his Facebook page.
The note comes after the police violently evicted hundreds announces that it intended to camp on Friday night in the Plaza de la Liberación. The place, the epicenter of political protest that ended with the Mubarak regime, was freed after the overthrow of president. However, on Friday, tens of thousands of people protested in the square asking for faster political change and accusing the military of not keeping their promises.
Some of them wanted to return to camp there. Ashraf Omar, a protester, said the soldiers used their batons against activists. "I thought things would change. I wanted to give the government a chance, but there is hope with this regime," he said. "The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces reiterated the youth of the Revolution of January 25 the interest in fulfilling the noble goals of the revolution and what happened yesterday during the demonstration was the result of unintended clashes between the military police and revolutionaries, "the note of the meeting.
In this regard, stresses that it has not given orders to attack the village. In a later note, the Council announced "the immediate release of all detained youth and expressed his fears that the recent incidents have" infiltrators "interested in creating" divisions "between the Revolution and the Army.
"These elements Armed Forces attacked with stones and bottles, and we are convinced that this is not the conduct of the revolution, characterized by a patriotic conscience," the joint. While driving home affairs for the first time in decades, the military also want the Egyptians to return to work to revive an economy hit by weeks of rioting.
The junta has promised constitutional changes that will lead to free and fair elections within six months. The Judicial Council should draft constitutional reform proposals will be announced soon. However, the people in a hurry. The protesters returned on Friday to demand the replacement Tahrir Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq, who was appointed by Mubarak in the last weeks of his term and worked for a long time for his Government.
A partial renovation of the cabinet did not satisfy the opposition forces. Several activists showed signs that read: "The army has betrayed the people." On Saturday about 2,000 people remained in Tahrir, because "the revolution is not over." 
The note comes after the police violently evicted hundreds announces that it intended to camp on Friday night in the Plaza de la Liberación. The place, the epicenter of political protest that ended with the Mubarak regime, was freed after the overthrow of president. However, on Friday, tens of thousands of people protested in the square asking for faster political change and accusing the military of not keeping their promises.
Some of them wanted to return to camp there. Ashraf Omar, a protester, said the soldiers used their batons against activists. "I thought things would change. I wanted to give the government a chance, but there is hope with this regime," he said. "The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces reiterated the youth of the Revolution of January 25 the interest in fulfilling the noble goals of the revolution and what happened yesterday during the demonstration was the result of unintended clashes between the military police and revolutionaries, "the note of the meeting.
In this regard, stresses that it has not given orders to attack the village. In a later note, the Council announced "the immediate release of all detained youth and expressed his fears that the recent incidents have" infiltrators "interested in creating" divisions "between the Revolution and the Army.
"These elements Armed Forces attacked with stones and bottles, and we are convinced that this is not the conduct of the revolution, characterized by a patriotic conscience," the joint. While driving home affairs for the first time in decades, the military also want the Egyptians to return to work to revive an economy hit by weeks of rioting.
The junta has promised constitutional changes that will lead to free and fair elections within six months. The Judicial Council should draft constitutional reform proposals will be announced soon. However, the people in a hurry. The protesters returned on Friday to demand the replacement Tahrir Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq, who was appointed by Mubarak in the last weeks of his term and worked for a long time for his Government.
A partial renovation of the cabinet did not satisfy the opposition forces. Several activists showed signs that read: "The army has betrayed the people." On Saturday about 2,000 people remained in Tahrir, because "the revolution is not over."
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