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UK concern over Egyptian raids

Britain has expressed concern at a series of raids on non-governmental organisations in Egypt. Soldiers are reported to have stormed offices across the country, interrogating employees and searching computers.

By The Newsroom
Published 31st Dec 2011, 00:00 BST

The development came with tensions running high between the generals who took over from ousted Hosni Mubarak in February, and protesters who led the uprising. On Thursday, a Cairo court acquitted five policemen charged with killing five activists and wounding six.

Foreign Office minister Jeremy Browne said: “We are very concerned by reports from Cairo of raids on the offices of a number of Egyptian and foreign NGOs, which have been supporting the transition to democracy in Egypt.

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“Civil society … should be encouraged and supported rather than impeded.

“We urge the Egyptian authorities to avoid taking any action that would make the democratic process less inclusive.”