The Egyptian Military Tortures Demonstrator Mohamed Munir

On the night of Tuesday 22 November 2011 just a week before parliamentary elections in Egypt began 31-year old Mohamed Munir went to Tahrir square to join thousands of Egyptians once again demonstrating there. The demonstrations all over the country flared up again after the Egyptian security forces brutally attacked a group of demonstrators in Tahrir square on 19 November. Those the forces attacked had been injured in the early days of the Janaury 25 revolution and are still waiting for recognition, compensation and their main demands to be met: an end to military rule. 

Mohamed was in the square in January and February but because its not easy making a living he had not returned since. On Monday he saw images of security forces attacking protesters that moved him to return to the square. "I went to carry the injured from the front lines," Mohamed told us. At one stage Mohamed was caught in the middle of the American-made tear gas and lost consciousness. The security forces captured him, beat him and accused him of being paid by to incite violence against them. The video featured here appeared on youtube seems to have been filmed and uploaded by one of the officers involved in his interrogation. 

Mohamed is lucky he was not tortured as severely as many others caught in similar circumstances in police custody in Egypt. Mohamed is lucky he came out alive.

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[This video is produced by Mosireen and Intifadat Intifadat]

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