UK invites Egypt’s Sisi amid Morsi verdict controversy

[bsruzm]

''The head of Egypt's military-led regime, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi, has been given an official invitation to London on behalf of British Prime Minister David Cameron, an official spokeswoman of 10 Downing Street announced Friday.

According to local British media reports quoting the spokeswoman, Cameron invited el-Sisi for bilateral talks, who would be expected in the U.K. sometime later this year.

The news of the visit drew criticism from several non-governmental organizations and associations in the U.K. as it came shortly after the Egyptian military regime handed down death and life sentences to the first democratically-elected president of Egypt, Mohamed Morsi, Tuesday.

Muhammed Kozbar, vice president of the Muslim Association of Britain, told Anadolu Agency that the decision came as a surprise.

"Instead of putting pressure on Sisi and trying to boycott him, they invited him to come to the U.K.," Kozbar said.

"Unfortunately, this is again the hypocrisy of the West. Trade is more important than democracy and human rights in the U.K. now," he added.

Morsi was sentenced on charges of espionage as well as on charges related to a mass jailbreak incident in 2011 during demonstrations that removed then Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak. Apart from the death penalty, Morsi was also given a life sentence. Five other Muslim Brotherhood officials were also given similar sentences.'' Anadolu Agency

 

[Steve781]

Every Arab country (except maybe Tunisia) is a dictatorship. What do Amnesty, HRW and others want us to do, have relations with none of them?

 

[bsruzm]

Every Arab country (except maybe Tunisia) is a dictatorship. What do Amnesty, HRW and others want us to do, have relations with none of them?

I agree that this worldwide system is however yours, so all those you've counted above (Amnesty, HRW) shouldn't expect too much.

 

[Steve781]

I agree that this worldwide system is however yours, so all those you've counted above (Amnesty, HRW) shouldn't expect too much.

What system?

 

[bsruzm]

What system?

I will say simply a different form of colonialism.

 

[Steve781]

I will say simply a different form of colonialism.

Ah, you're one of those people.

 

[bsruzm]

Ah, you're one of those people.

And not one of you.
UK's colonial past is obvious, can not be denied and the world we know today is almost all a work of British colonialism (in my words 'terrorism'). Instead being offended, you should be proud of this picture and those dictatorship's, that's perhaps why they call West a hypocrite.

so I am saying all those you've counted above (Amnesty, HRW) sadly shouldn't expect too much.

 

[Mahmoud_EGY]

And not one of you.
UK's colonial past is obvious, can not be denied and the world we know today is almost all a work of British colonialism (in my words 'terrorism'). Instead being offended, you should be proud of this picture and those dictatorship's, that's perhaps why they call West a hypocrite.

so I am saying all those you've counted above (Amnesty, HRW) sadly shouldn't expect too much.

and what do you call the ottoman empire terrorism or colonial ?