The main opposition National Salvation Front has reiterated its rejection of participating in any national dialogue in light of the latest round of violence against protesters near Ettehadiya Palace.
In a statement released Saturday, the front said that the Muslim Brotherhood’s earlier condemnations of the clashes in front of the palace “[revealed] the regime’s aggressive intentions towards people and national opposition forces.
The front added that the statements also “confirmed” that protesters were victims of unjustified violence, “just like what happened on 5 December 2012 in the vicinity of Ettehadiya Palace at the hands of Brotherhood militias.”
The opposition group also condemned the stripping and beating of Mohamed Saber at the hands of security forces Friday, describing the incident as disgraceful and fitting within a pattern of excessive force against protesters.
In the statement, the front called on the public to continue peaceful demonstrations and reiterated its call to topple “the regime of tyranny and the domination of the Muslim Brotherhood over the government.”
The front also called for impartial investigations into recent cases of killing, torture and arbitrary detention by authorities, saying that all involved must be held responsible, including “the president of the republic and his interior minister and all his partners in crime.”
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
