Under heavy public criticism inside and outside Egypt
HRW calls on Egypt to revoke its ‘draconian emergency law’, slams ‘thuggery’ police state.
CAIRO – Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Sunday defended the construction of an underground barrier on the border with the Gaza Strip as a matter of national security and sovereignty.
“The works and reinforcements on our eastern border are a matter of Egyptian sovereignty. We do not accept a debate on the issue with anyone,” Mubarak said in a speech to mark Police Day.
Tags: Egypt, Gaza Strip barrier, Human Rights Watch, Israel, President Hosni Mubarak, Rafah crossing, state of emergency since 1981, torture and abuse in Egypt
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