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  • Thursday ,11 April 2013
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A Sectarian Strife Court in Egypt

Girgis Bushra

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Thursday ,11 April 2013

A Sectarian Strife Court in Egypt

Under such brutal and systematic attacks against the Coptic Christians in Egypt, it is important to think about establishing a Court that's specialized in sectarian disputes in Egypt, especially after the unprecedented escalating violence and crimes of collective aggression against the Christians in Egypt. Furthermore, their properties and churches have been attacked, demolished, robbed and seized. They were kidnapped for huge ransoms, and suffered from forced displacement. Moreover, many Christian minor girls are being kidnapped and forced to be converted into Islam.

 
Seriously though, the successive governments, since the days of Sadat, have not put the Muslims on trials for attacking Coptic Christians, and even it used to promote the instigators and participants among the officials accused of complicity.
 
Officially, the fanatic groups are supported by the government, and unofficially, Copts are forced to forgive their killers in a customary reconciliation sessions, ending up with forced displacement away from their houses and villages.
 
It is well known that the Egyptian government under such policies of impunity, wrong the victims and never compensate them, which allows the criminals to repeat their crimes again and again. Therefore, I demand the establishment of a Sectarian Strife Court in Egypt as a specialized court in sectarian disputes. 
 
Such court requires a specialized police, prosecutors, forensic and patriot judges. And it should work under the supervision of human rights organizations, and NGOs as well.
Such courts should cause kind of public deterrence and put an end to many sectarian disputes as fast as possible. Moreover, it should be able to ensure that the criminals are put to trial. 
 
Finally, for decades, throughout all sectarian incidents, only two or three Muslim criminals out of hundreds who attacked the Copts, their churches and properties, were put on trials. Therefore we need to see actions taken by the government, otherwise, Copts and other minorities in Egypt will have to internationalize their issues, or even seek international protection.