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Monday, 10 April 2017

Fallout from the attacks on Coptic cathedrals in Tanta, Alexandria

The fallout from the terror attack on Coptic cathedrals in Tanta and Alexandria was the only topic on the airwaves last night.

Health Ministry Spokesperson Khaled Megahed told Kol Youm’s Amr Adib at about 9pm that 17 people had been killed in Alexandria and 48 others were injured, while Tanta saw 27 deaths and 56 injuries (watch, runtime 3:30). State-owned Al Ahram’s early morning accounting put the number of dead at 47.

MPs welcomes state of emergency, fast-tracking terror cases through court system: Adib also spoke to MP Osama Aboul Magd, a member of the House National Security Committee, who said that while the state of emergency announced by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi last night (more in the Speed Round) alone is not enough to fend off the threat, it will expedite investigations and arrests. Egypt needs more “long-term solutions” to targeting terrorism, he adds (watch, runtime 3:59). Yahduth fi Masr’s Sherif Amer spoke to House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Soliman Wahdan, who said that MPs intend to discuss proposed amendments to the criminal proceedings act with the Ismail cabinet. Amer also spoke to Supreme Constitutional Court Chief Justice Abdel Wahab Abdel Razek, who confirmed the need to amend laws to better suit the war against terror.

Qatar, Turkey are supporting terror? On Hona Al Asema, MP Mostafa Bakry told Lamees El Hadidi that President Abdel Fattah El Sisi was referring to the likes of Qatar and Turkey when the president said in his address to the nation last night that there are countries that support terrorism (watch, runtime 5:52). Bakry also appeared to single out the United Kingdom as a nation that is soft on terror.

Lamees also spoke to lawyer Saber Ammar who explained that the emergency law no longer gives authorities the right to detain and hold suspects without due process (watch, runtime 11:09).

Meanwhile on Masaa DMC, law professor Mohamed Bahaa El-Din Abou Shokka said the decision to declare a state of emergency must be ratified by the House of Representatives before going into effect for a three-month period (watch, runtime 12:11).

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