In what could be considered 'a brazen move', Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim has urged human rights organizations 'to go to sit-ins' at Rabea al-Adaweya and Nahda Square to confirm that police do not use excessive force and uphold legal and international standards in dispersing protests, Al-Ahram reported Sunday. ........ Ibrahim met with representatives of civil society and human rights organizations in light of the ministry’s new policy which aims at “reaching out to all forces and currents.” ........During the meeting, the minister discussed the current security situation as the country witnesses marches and sit-ins by supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi. He said the police has a commitment to self-restraint, stemming from its respect for freedom of expression through peaceful protest and its belief in the sanctity of blood........Ibrahim also maintained that that it is the police’s responsibility to combat any form of violence or terrorism or attacks on private and public property within the framework of its legal authorities.......The interior minister warned against women and children’s presence in the protests, but said the police only uses force in extreme cases, in an “appropriate and gradual manner.”
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