will go in vain. millions of egyptians flooded the streets in january of 2011, demanding mubarak step down. security forces responded with a heavy hand. 18 days later, mubarak was gone, but not before more than 800 protesters died, according to the government. human rights groups put that number at more than 1,000. many egyptians blame the president and his interior minister for the deaths. dubbed by the local press as the trial of the century, it gripped the nation for more than three years. while these people who support the former president hosni mubarak celebrate, it isn t over. the prosecution can still appeal this verdict. it s uncertain if mubarak will actually walk free. he s still serving time on another conviction. both sides believe politics
road map for moving the country forward. critics say the latest action moves egypt backwards. atika examines the role of the egyptian military past and present. is egypt s military a hero helping in to restore order or threaten to put the country under indefinite military rule? since the 1952 coup the military has always been crucial to securityi securing and maintaining political power in egypt. the supreme council of the armed forces is massive, more than 450,000 personnel taking up 3% of the country s budget. under president hosni mubarak, retired officers staffed the highest levels of government. in 2011 when protesters filled tahrir square and demanded mubarak step down, it was the military that offered to run the country for six months to widespread public support.
democracy? reporter: there are many accusations that this is all a plot by the muslim brotherhood to destabilize the situation to create animosity against the ruling military and then to win in all of these different elections. the parliamentary leaks in one week, then all of the subsequent elections that are supposed to follow. but being in the square, yes, there are members of the muslim brotherhood. yes, there are even more radical islamists but there are also just students, the same people who were here nearly a year ago to demand that mubarak step down. also you have to understand since mubarak stepped down, a lot has happened in egypt. people have been arrested. people have been sent to military trials. a lot of those family members, people who feel that they were egrieved by this military government have also come out into the streets. richard, thanks so much. stay safe. officials in new york city have arrested a man accused of plotting to bomb nypd patrol cars and postal
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