CAIRO – Egypt's Prime Minister Essam Sharaf has agreed in principle to launch a million-man march "For the sake of Egypt' in the iconic Tahrir Square on Friday 12 provided that work would not be intercepted in any way, Al-Youm Al-Sabea website reported on Tuesday.
Sharaf emphasised that Egyptians have the right to demonstrate and protest without halting production as Egypt now is in dire need of every second to boost its economy.
Egyptians demonstrate on Fridays to put pressure on the government to meet the demands of the revolution.
Coordinators of the next demonstration said the march would start after sunset. They promised to clean the square, following the end of the demonstration after midnight.
Coordinators called on Sharaf to expedite the application of the graft law.Meanwhile Sharaf said the cabinet would release a statement later in the day clarifying its stand as to the graft law, religious discrimination and the setting up of a civil state.
On Friday July 29, Egyptians, including most of political parties and movements, as well religious trends, massed in a million-man march. However, the Muslim Brotherhood and salafists tinted the march with a religious spirit although they had agreed not to raise religious banners or slogans which caused other parties and movements to withdraw from the demonstration.
