TESTIMONY OF INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS FROM EGYPT MILITARY PRISONERS OF BLESSINGS "SOEKARNO"

on 19 Agustus 2013
Antara News Agency journalist, Munawar Makyanie, somewhat lucky after being arrested for violating the Egyptian military curfew. Luckily, he was eventually released as a big name Sukarno, Indonesia's first president.

Enforcement of state laws and the establishment of emergency curfew or a curfew at night from 19:00 to 6:00 pm during the month since Wednesday (14/8), allowing the Egyptian army has authorized arrest anyone suspected of being "illegal".


That day, Munawar going to Friday prayers at the Al-Azhar mosque in the Hussein district and originally planned to cover rallies supporters of ousted president Mohamed Moursi in Ramses Roundabout, downtown Cairo.


When crossing street of Salim One, there is an interesting event to be covered, he took the picture row battle tanks. After asking permission to an army around him, he's welcome to take pictures.Just a few times a slingshot, a senior army rather shouted from afar, "mamnu 'tashwir" (forbidden photographed) as he ran over. He had snapped Munawar allow soldiers to shoot, and without question, immediately pulled his hand forcibly Muanwar then put into a patrol car.


Though he was yelling, "I'm a journalist, I am journalist", but the army desert camouflage uniforms that do not care about the scream, and still attractive arm Munawar harshly. Then he was taken to the military patrol car, where four foreign nationals were white, male-female pair of black and Arab-looking man, was also hit by army raids.


In fact, Munawar hold two press cards, each of which is of the Egyptian Ministry of Information Press Center, and the other press card from the Egyptian Presidential Palace. Panicking, she attempted to contact Mr. Defense Attaché (Athan) Embassy in Cairo. Unlucky, Munawar not had time to explain his condition, the phone has been taken away.


"The atmosphere is getting creepy because patrol cars ahead of us were carrying foreigners that want to move toward some where, eyes and our faces covered with black cloth," he said.


He was taken to a room for interrogation. The room was quite small, there are only two seats facing brokered a small table, and a cabinet near the window open dull iron fenced. In the sheaf of papers filled the dusty closets. Occasionally appear two mice dancing on the sidelines chasing stacks of paper on top of cabinets. From the next room, often by a loud screaming sound of Arabic-speaking officers.


Before the interrogation, a grizzled officer - apparently senior officials - ask self-identity, and Munawar also submit all identity documents such as passport, press card, vehicle registration, driver's license Egypt, and Cairo Sporting Club card.


When opening the passport, the officer spontaneously say, "Oh yeah of Indonesia, Sukarno, 'anaa uhibbu Soekarno' (I love Sukarno)," he smiles and shows both thumbs reverent hands, and he was out of the interrogation room.


A man in civilian clothes began interrogating Munawar haunted faced with various questions cornering. In the middle of interrogation, suddenly came a different officer again, dressed with a friendly smile, ask Munawar into the living room.


"We are sorry, this is only one sense alone. Mr. Munawar Saman Makyanie be back home," he said as he handed back the tie mobile phones, and all identity documents, as well as a camera, but the camera memory card has been removed.


Munawar was ushered back into place on hold, the Wrong Way Salim, in the position of the eyes and face covered with a black cloth back. He got home safely thanks to the "presence" of Bung Karno.Proclaimers Independence was indeed well respected people of Egypt until now known as the most intimate associates Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, the legendary Arab hero. (OP-Nin/Antara)

 

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