Mubarak branded a ‘subtle actor’
In the wake of Mubarak's emotional speech on Sunday, the Alliance of Egyptian Revolutionaries denounce the ousted president, his family and all their allies
Ahram Online, Monday 11 Apr 2011
The Alliance of Egyptian Revolutionaries denounced Hosni Mubarak in the wake of his emotional speech, branding the deposed president a ‘subtle actor’.
Mubarak, who was ousted on 11 February after an 18-day uprising, claimed that he and his family members have been unfairly accused of illegal profiteering.
The 82-year-old and his family have been under house arrest in Sharm El-Sheik pending an investigation. The past few weeks have seen protesters relentlessly calling for the trial of Mubarak and his family.
Apparently, the recorded speech, which was exclusively televised on Saudi satellite channel Al-Arabia, only added fuel to the fire.
“After the insincere speech of ousted president Hosni Mubarak, who’s accused of stealing Egypt’s wealth and leading a gang of killers and thieves … who also kept repeating two words in ‘I decided’ and ‘I agreed’ as though he’s still Egypt’s president, we felt that we are in front of a subtle actor,” read a statement released by the Alliance of Egyptian Revolutionaries.
“He reminded us of [late] prominent actress Amina Rizk when she would produce one of her tragic performances, to make us all shed tears. Why, Mubarak, didn’t you mention any of the martyrs in your insincere speech? Why didn’t you defend yourself against the crime of killing Egyptians? It was also a chance to sell out your friend Habib Al-Adly, [former interior minister], and hold him responsible for the killing of our revolutionary martyrs,” the statement continued in a sarcastic tone.
“Mubarak agreed on investigating his money after hiding traces of his crimes for over two months … He’s trying to save his son as his speech came before Gamal Mubarak was questioned … but these cunning words could only deceive naïve people.”
“Why did he choose to broadcast his speech on Al-Arabia Television? It’s a Saudi scheme to save Mubarak, their ally and friend … They convinced him to come up with this speech.”
“The Alliance of Egyptian Revolutionaries assures that this speech will be harshly replied to, because this plot is obvious and we will not stop calling for his arrest … he must be tried for the killing of the martyrs, whom he didn’t bother to mention in his previous speech, causing many good Egyptians to grow emotional over a month and a half ago.”
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