The 6th April Youth movement on Sunday called for a protest in Tahrir Square, downtown Cairo, on 6 April to demand the trials of corrupt figures of the ousted regime.
In a statement on Sunday, Engi Hamdi, media coordinator for the movement, said the protest will be called "The People Want to Bring Corrupt Figures to Trial.” She said the revolution is continuing, and it is ridiculous to suggest it is over when those who corrupted Egypt's political life are still on the loose.
“We will not allow the vestiges of the toppled regime, state security, the National Democratic Party (NDP), those who receive benefits from businessmen, and thugs to steal our revolution,” she said.
Hamdi called for the trial of ex-president Hosni Mubarak and his family and the restoration of frozen assets in order to bolster the national economy. She said all figures who belong to the ousted regime must be removed from their positions, particularly in media institutions, and held accountable.
Hamdi called for dissolving the NDP, banning its top officials from political activity for five years and abandoning the new law banning protests. She called for the trail of Safwat al-Sherif, former speaker of the Shura Council; Gamal Mubarak, former NDP leader; Zakareya Azmi, former chief of presidential staff; Fathi Sorour, former speaker of parliament; and Mufeed Shehab, a former minister.
The 6th April Youth movement appeared in 2008, following a general strike in Egypt on 6 April that year, which was first sparked by textile workers in Mahalla and endorsed by the opposition.
