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Sat, 08/13/2011 - 08:16
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Most Egyptians want death penalty for Mubarak
NEW YORK, August 13 (Itar-Tass) -- Most Egyptians want the death
penalty for their former president, Hosni Mubarak. According to a survey,
conducted online by the international polling organization YouGov, based
in the UK, 67 percent of the republic's residents favor the death penalty
for Mubarak, and only 22 percent consider such a measure too harsh. The
survey of 1,012 Egyptians was conducted on August 5-7.
The most negative attitude toward the former president is that of
young people aged 18 to 24. In this age group the death penalty is the
choice of 77 percent of respondents, 48 percent of respondents named
Mubarak a "dictator" and 46 percent stated he was "corrupt", 40 percent
believe that the former leader of the country was "an ally of the West",
61 percent believe that he pretended to be sick win people's sympathy.
Almost half of the respondents said the army should continue to play
an important role in the politics of the country even after the adoption
of a new constitution.
Mubarak after his nearly 30-year reign resigned as president on
February 11, 2011 as a result of powerful popular unrest. On August 3 he
was put on trial in Cairo. The ex-president, delivered to the courtroom on
a stretcher, was charged with involvement in premeditated murder and
massacres of protesters during the days of popular uprising in late
January - early February, as well as with contract killings in 2000 to
2010. As the prosecution claims, Mubarak personally gave the order "to the
use live ammunition against peaceful demonstrators in several provinces of
the country in an attempt to preserve his regime." In addition, he and his sons are accused of corruption, abuse of office and embezzlement of state funds.
penalty for their former president, Hosni Mubarak. According to a survey,
conducted online by the international polling organization YouGov, based
in the UK, 67 percent of the republic's residents favor the death penalty
for Mubarak, and only 22 percent consider such a measure too harsh. The
survey of 1,012 Egyptians was conducted on August 5-7.
The most negative attitude toward the former president is that of
young people aged 18 to 24. In this age group the death penalty is the
choice of 77 percent of respondents, 48 percent of respondents named
Mubarak a "dictator" and 46 percent stated he was "corrupt", 40 percent
believe that the former leader of the country was "an ally of the West",
61 percent believe that he pretended to be sick win people's sympathy.
Almost half of the respondents said the army should continue to play
an important role in the politics of the country even after the adoption
of a new constitution.
Mubarak after his nearly 30-year reign resigned as president on
February 11, 2011 as a result of powerful popular unrest. On August 3 he
was put on trial in Cairo. The ex-president, delivered to the courtroom on
a stretcher, was charged with involvement in premeditated murder and
massacres of protesters during the days of popular uprising in late
January - early February, as well as with contract killings in 2000 to
2010. As the prosecution claims, Mubarak personally gave the order "to the
use live ammunition against peaceful demonstrators in several provinces of
the country in an attempt to preserve his regime." In addition, he and his sons are accused of corruption, abuse of office and embezzlement of state funds.
