The Facebook-based campaign "Internet Revolution" has called for collecting signatures against Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb and Communications and Information Technology Minister Khaled Negm, protesting minister's policies and high internet prices.
Islam Khaled, "Internet Revolution" coordinator announced on Monday on the campaign's page that the group would start collecting signatures against the communication and information technology minster, prime minister, the National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority and the chairmen of internet and cell phone companies TEData, Link, Mobinil, Vodafone and Etislat Misr.
ليس المقصود بمقاضاه الرئيس التقليل من شأنه او المساس بهيبه الدوله. ابدا ليس هذا هو المقصود ولكن المقصود هو توصيل اصوات…
Posted by ثورة الانترنت – Internet Revolution Egypt on Monday, August 24, 2015
The campaign is urging citizens to copy the online petition, circulate it to their friends to sign and then contact one of the campaign coordinators.
Regarding what's been previously published on suing President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi, Islam has confirmed to Al-Masry Al-Youm that "this action didn't intend to insult presidency or to lower prestige of the state, but an attempt to put pressure on senior state officials to reach out to us, as well as giving a message to the minister that we're serious in our demands".
According to Islam, The campaign has managed to collect 11,000 signatures in two days and are expected to be submitted to the Administrative Court for the dismissal of the communications minister.
Islam said that the case's file has already been prepared and he has been in contact with lawyers from the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights, seven of whom affirmed that court verdict will most likely be in the campaign's favor.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
