Saturday 16 April 2011

The revenge of Tora Prison

If, as Dostoyevsky once said, the degree of civilization of a society can be judged by entering its prisons, Hosni Mubarak's sons and top lieutenants will now get a chance to reflect on the impact they left on Egypt. 
Gamal and Alaa Mubarak have reportedly been taken to Tora prison  where a number of other figures from their father's regime are already being held. Hosni is also in custody at a hospital in Sharm el-Sheik after suffering an unspecified "heart crisis" during questioning by prosecutors. The three have been charged with corruption as well as instigating violence against protesters during the uprising that removed them from power. 
It's a stunning reversal for the Mubaraks -- one underscored by the facility where they're being held.  Tora -- actually a complex of five prisons about 14 miles south of Cairo -- has been home to some of the regime's most prominent enemies, including opposition leader Ayman Nour and Al Qaeda founder and later defector Sayyid Imam "Dr. Fadl" al-Sharif...
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Joshua Keating @'FP'

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