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Egyptians protest against military leadership
The first round of post-revolution presidential election is scheduled for May 23 and 24, and the interim military leadership has promised to hand power to an elected civilian president by the end of June
An Egyptian man walks past graffiti depicting members of the military council and reading ‘Down with the military rule, no to military trials for civilians’ near the defence ministry in the Abbassiya district of Cairo on April 29, 2012. The first round of post-revolution presidential election is scheduled for May 23 and 24, and the interim military leadership has promised to hand power to an elected civilian president by the end of June. (AFP/Getty Images)
Egyptians walk under a banner reading in Arabic ‘May God bring down the military rule’ near the defence ministry in the Abbassiya district of Cairo on April 29, 2012. The first round of post-revolution presidential election is scheduled for May 23 and 24, and the interim military leadership has promised to hand power to an elected civilian president by the end of June. (AFP/Getty Images)
An Egyptian protester wearing a Guy Fawkes mask holds a sign reading ‘Remind your enemies that we will never forget what they have done’ during a demonstartion against the interim military leadership outside the defence ministry in the Abbassiya district of Cairo on April 29, 2012. The first round of post-revolution presidential election is scheduled for May 23 and 24, and the interim military leadership has promised to hand power to an elected civilian president by the end of June. (AFP/Getty Images)
An Egyptian soldier (C-R) films footage of a protest against the interim military leadership as troops stand guard outside the defence ministry in the Abbassiya district of Cairo on April 29, 2012. The first round of post-revolution presidential election is scheduled for May 23 and 24, and the interim military leadership has promised to hand power to an elected civilian president by the end of June. (AFP/Getty Images)
Egyptian protesters shout slogans opposite soldiers standing guard outside the defence ministry in the Abbassiya district of Cairo on April 29, 2012 during a demonstartion against the interim military leadership. The first round of post-revolution presidential election is scheduled for May 23 and 24, and the interim military leadership has promised to hand power to an elected civilian president by the end of June. (AFP/Getty Images)
An Egyptian protester tries to speak to a soldier as troops stand guard outside the defence ministry in the Abbassiya district of Cairo on April 29, 2012 during a demonstartion against the interim military leadership. The first round of post-revolution presidential election is scheduled for May 23 and 24, and the interim military leadership has promised to hand power to an elected civilian president by the end of June. (AFP/Getty Images)
A youth reacts as he is detained by Egyptian protesters who they accused him of being a thug near the defence ministry in the Abbassiya district of Cairo on April 29, 2012. Protests in Egypt since the popular uprising that toppled president Hosni Mubarak last year have often turned violent, with thugs working for the country’s military leadership frequently blamed. (AFP/Getty Images)
Egyptian protesters detain a man who they accused of being a thug near the defence ministry in the Abbassiya district of Cairo on April 29, 2012. Protests in Egypt since the popular uprising that toppled president Hosni Mubarak last year have often turned violent, with thugs working for the country’s military leadership frequently blamed. (AFP/Getty Images)
Egyptian protesters detain men who they accused of being thugs near the defence ministry in the Abbassiya district of Cairo on April 29, 2012. Protests in Egypt since the popular uprising that toppled president Hosni Mubarak last year have often turned violent, with thugs working for the country’s military leadership frequently blamed. (AFP/Getty Images)
