Issandr El Amrani explains the importance of Egypt's state security raids:
What it boils down to is that a vast bureaucracy existed simply to perpetuate itself and those in charge. Consider the neat categorizations of the population–“Muslim Brothers”, “Communists and human rights activists,” etc.–or the recent allegation that the Ministry of Trade paid a monthly retainer of LE174,000 to its own state security watchers to get them to write positive reports.
He wants "something akin to a truth commission to hear people's testimony — both victims and abusers — and then move on to building a better Egypt."
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