Deposed President Hosni Mubarak Cairo – Akram Ali Egyptian Al Wafd newspaper published a copy of the ‘Plan 100’ that Major General Hassan Abdel Hameed spoke about. Hameed was the fifth witness in the Mubarak trial. The plan, which is made up of 58 pages revealed that in case of the President passing away, the head of People\'s Assembly would take over power immediately for the transitional period, whereas in case of a coup or revolution the President will be taken to a safe hiding place where he would later make a speech to his nation to confirm his safety. The plan pointed out that, only three public figures would be protected, which are President Mubarak, his son Jamal and Fathi Sorour, the former head of People\'s Assembly.
Furthermore, the plan stated that certain area would be protected, the first being the President’s headquarters by securing it with a two groups of 3 armed officers inside 2 technically fully-equipped pick-up cars to be based by a villa on Al Merghany street, and 2 armed group supervised by 2 officers on Iskander Street, also in puck-up cars working on a morning and night shift basis, based nearby Omar Bin Abdel Aziz mosque. Secondly, protecting Mubarak’s son – the plan did not say Jamal’s name, but for numerous reasons it is thought that he is the one concerned here, who will be secured with one armed group under the supervision of one officer inside a technically fully-equipped car and wireless phones on a 24-hour basis, in addition to 3 people who would secure the internal office. Thirdly, the protection of the residence of Fathi Sorour, by securing him with one armed group under the supervision of 1 officer for 24 hours.
Al Wafd newspaper noted that what are very surprising are two things. The first being that the plan did not place any other official or public figure, but instead even ignored the head of the Constitutional Court which now heads the People’s Assembly, and the inability of the head of the People’s Assembly to take over power as stated in the Constitution. The other point was that at a time when no other figures could be secured, Mubarak’s son stepped into the scene without him possessing any official presence and placing him in the plan directly following the President, and even before the head of People’s Assembly.
In other news, a number of Egyptian activists exchanged on Wednesday a controversial picture on Facebook and Twitter, which points out to the existence of snipers which follow in the Ministry of Interior; which contradicts the comments of the Minister of Interior, Essawi, who previously denied this in any of the Ministry’s departments. Activists demanded that the Ministry reveals the identity of those snipers and take them to an open trial, after confirming that a separate administration for them exists. Previously, an official statement was released by the Ministry of Interior which confirmed that it was working at the time according to the revolution’s morals and principles in addition to not covering for any abuses or violations against the rights of Egyptian citizens.