Commission report of the Egyptian Council for Human Rights on events in Maspiro angers Copts
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Sources in the Commission of the Egyptian Council for Human Rights in charge of preparing a report on the events of Maspiro indicate that it is expected to be completed within days. It will not deny the killings of Coptic demonstrators on October 9, 2011 by gunshot wounds or under the wheels of armored military vehicles. It will confirm that the initial clash that led to panic and anger is unknown!
Another source indicates “It is impossible to deny that some of the demonstrators died as a result of being run over by tanks, but at the same time it is impossible to say that this was done intentionally by the soldiers or they were given orders to do so because the demonstrators were Copts!”
The report will claim that the panic stricken drivers acted on their own out of fear. The report supposedly uses accounts from Coptic demonstrators, soldiers ...
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Sources in the Commission of the Egyptian Council for Human Rights in charge of preparing a report on the events of Maspiro indicate that it is expected to be completed within days. It will not deny the killings of Coptic demonstrators on October 9, 2011 by gunshot wounds or under the wheels of armored military vehicles. It will confirm that the initial clash that led to panic and anger is unknown!
Another source indicates “It is impossible to deny that some of the demonstrators died as a result of being run over by tanks, but at the same time it is impossible to say that this was done intentionally by the soldiers or they were given orders to do so because the demonstrators were Copts!”
The report will claim that the panic stricken drivers acted on their own out of fear. The report supposedly uses accounts from Coptic demonstrators, soldiers, army police, workers in the surrounding stores and residents of the buildings in the area.
Sources interviewed by “Sunrise Magazine” say the report will provide a number of recommendations on how to deal with the causes of sectarian strife. It will “put the blame and the responsibility on the media channels and certain publicized information that is not supportive to the peace and harmony between Christians and Muslims in the country.”
“The final wording of the report is still under review and the language used to write the report will include a transparent presentation of the facts” states one source on the committee.
At the same time, sources from the Youth Federation of Maspiro Youth which is assigned to Coptic affairs, said the report will not reveal the truth which is that the armed forces shot and ran over peaceful Coptic demonstrators.
According to another source in the Youth Federation of Maspiro, this report will not stop the legal action undertaken by them in collaboration with a group of Egyptian lawyers abroad to demand protection for Copts and their churches following one of the bloodiest years for Copts in history.
