Mourners raised a large flag with a painting of deceased protester Shaimaa al-Sabbagh and the word “martyr” written next to her name, in a crowded funeral march on Sunday. Sabbagh was killed in a protest organised in central Cairo on Saturday by the Social Popular Alliance Party, which she was a member of. Her funeral took place in Alexandria where she hails from. In tandem with the funeral, a coalition of party representatives expressed criticism of security forces over Sabbagh’s death during a press conference. According to SPAP’s Facebook page, vice president Elhami al-Merghani said during the press conference that “confronting terrorism” will only take place through a “free people, not slaves”. “And this regime is the biggest creator of terrorism,” he added. The acting president of the party Medhat al-Zahid said there was an agreement prior to the protest not to enter into skirmishes with security forces. He added that Sabbagh’s death reveals the intentions of the regime of trying to “eliminate political life.” Zahid told Aswat Masriya that the party did not receive a permit from the ministry of interior before organising the march, as stipulated in Egypt’s…
Hundreds Attend Funeral Of Activist Killed On Eve Of Revolution’s Anniversary
January 25, 2015
