Project on Middle East Democracy

Project on Middle East Democracy
The POMED Wire


Working Group on Egypt Sends Letter to Administration Expressing Concern

February 8th, 2011 by Naureen

On Monday, the Working Group on Egypt sent letters to President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressing fears that the administration may “acquiesce to an inadequate and possibly fraudulent transition process in Egypt” as the current process undertaken by Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman is deemed to have “many attributes of a smoke screen.” They caution that supporting Mubarak and Suleiman’s proposals rather than the legitimate demands of the opposition would be a serious error if we seek “a true transition to democracy and an open political system that protects civil rights and liberties.” They go on to say that the “need for constitutional changes is not a justification for the continuation in power of Hosni Mubarak” and provide a list of elements necessary for transition.

Click here to read the Working Group’s letter to Obama.


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