Al Arabiya news channel has just aired from short time ago a recorded message from former President Mubarak addressed to the Egyptian people. This is his first recorded speech since ouster to the public. His last public speech was on February 10,2011 ironically. According to the channel this speech was recorded yesterday.
Here is the speech “Thanks to Arabist”
It was emotional short speech where he reminded us with his past at the beginning and why he stepped down than he defended himself and his family from the current allegations surrounding their wealth. He claimed that he and his wife do not own any assets abroad and that he has one bank account only in an Egyptian bank. He did not deny that his sons got assets yet he defended them and claimed that they did not use their position to get these assets. He claimed that the general prosecutor got letters from all countries around the world denying that he got any assets around Egypt.
The former president made it clear that he would sue the media outlets whether inside or outside the country. It is worth to mention that he mentioned that he is a former president !!
Today Gamal Mubarak was supposed to be interrogated for his inflated wealth as far as I know but he did not show up !!
Ok now to the bias analysis :
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Here is the speech “Thanks to Arabist”
It was emotional short speech where he reminded us with his past at the beginning and why he stepped down than he defended himself and his family from the current allegations surrounding their wealth. He claimed that he and his wife do not own any assets abroad and that he has one bank account only in an Egyptian bank. He did not deny that his sons got assets yet he defended them and claimed that they did not use their position to get these assets. He claimed that the general prosecutor got letters from all countries around the world denying that he got any assets around Egypt.
The former president made it clear that he would sue the media outlets whether inside or outside the country. It is worth to mention that he mentioned that he is a former president !!
Today Gamal Mubarak was supposed to be interrogated for his inflated wealth as far as I know but he did not show up !!
Ok now to the bias analysis :
- This is very interesting timing to post this recording publicly !! Seriously after this weekend and what happened at Tahrir.
- This speech is another slap from Mubarak to the army generals of the SACF for choosing the people’s side , the timing is very interesting as he chose a time when we have this huge confidence crisis with the SACF. He is putting the SACF in a terrible position because of its slow steps.
- Since when the people under house arrest have connection to media !!? It will be a disaster that the SACF did not know about this recording. Is it some attempt to divert the attention from the fiasco of the SACF at Tahrir square !!?
- Mubarak and his family succeeded in transferring and liquidating their assets in those 60 days , this is what we got from this provoking speech. Of course the question is how then Switzerland,UK and US froze their assets !!?
- The fact that the speech was exclusively broadcasted at Saudi owned Al Arabiya enforces the rumor that Saudi Arabia backs Mubarak and is practicing some sort of pressure on the SACF so he would not be prosecuted. Of course one must be fair and say that the head of the Al Arabiya Cairo office Randa Abu El-Azam has been very close to the Mubarak and NDP circle during the revolution in a way like no other.
- This interview will gather the people after being spilt in the Weekend.
- The SACF has to address this very soon.
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- The general prosecutor summons Mubarak and his sons for interrogation.
- The Muslim brotherhood has slammed the interview just like other political powers.
- People are extremely angry from Saudi Arabia
- Randa Abu El-Azam denies her knowledge or any relation with this speech , this means this recording did not came to Al Arabiya through its office in Cairo
- Legally he did not break the law when he spoke to the media or contacted it.
- Here is how Egyptians technically feel now after hearing his voice.