Egypt’s main opposition movement, the Muslim Brotherhood, accused Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak of killing protesters in Cairo and other cities, in a statement issued by the group on Wednesday. The protesters were calling on him to step down.
The Brotherhood refused calls for negotiations, saying that the regime is trying to suppress the protesters so as to avoid fulfilling its demands. It called on protesters to continue struggling against the regime, saying that the Egyptian people needed to retrieve their dignity.
The Brotherhood described Mubarak’s refusal to resign as “extremely stubborn” and in blatant disregard for the best interests of the country.
“We lay responsibility for the killing, wounding, detention, as well as damage to facilities and private and public properties, on the leader and stewards of the regime. They should be tried,” the statement noted.
In the statement, the Brotherhood also accused the regime of “urging hundreds of thugs and security personnel to attack peaceful demonstrators in Tahrir Square and varios governorates to shed blood and kill people, despite the government’s call for dialogue with opposition groups.”
