Officials and retailers revealed to the Associated Press (AP) on 10 December that Egyptian authorities have ordered them to restrict the sale of the yellow vests fearing that Egyptian protesters might copy the French’s ‘gilets jaunes’ protests in light of the eighth anniversary of the 2011 spring. According to AP, the officials informed the safety equipment resellers to limit the sales of their yellow reflective vests to verified firms with the proper security permissions. The dealers were also advised not to sell their vests to walk-in clients and buyers and have been warned that perpetrator would be punished. The AP journalist tried to buy the yellow vests from 12 different safety equipment stores in Downtown Cairo. However, six said that they no longer sell the vests, two refused to sell the available product for no reason and four said that they were told not to sell the vests by authorities. One seller told AP that “they seem not to want anyone to do what they are doing in France.” Another seller said that authorities came to the store and forbade them from selling the yellow vests and when questioned, the policemen…
Egypt Restricts the Sale of Yellow Vests Suspecting that Egyptians Might Copy the French
December 11, 2018
