Comments on: Sudan govt apologizes for police assault on Egyptian workers http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/02/22/sudan-apologizes-for-police-assault-on-egyptian-workers/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:35:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: muhanad http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/02/22/sudan-apologizes-for-police-assault-on-egyptian-workers/#comment-12754 muhanad Fri, 23 Feb 2007 01:17:52 +0000 http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/02/22/sudan-apologizes-for-police-assault-on-egyptian-workers/#comment-12754 It would be sad if this incident was to damage sudanese egyptian relations. this incident appears to be most likely a dispute between workers,that got out of hand,and when the police got involved they were possibly to heavy handed,and any police officer found to be involved should be investigated. However there might be a large possibility that some of the injures were aquired in the original incident between the workers. In regard to the assuption that this might be revenge to the treatment of sudanese refuges in egypt i think this is unlikely because a period of time has past between then and now. at most this is an isolated incident with no link to political events. It would be sad if this incident was to damage sudanese egyptian relations.
this incident appears to be most likely a dispute between workers,that got out of hand,and when the police got involved they were possibly to heavy handed,and any police officer found to be involved should be investigated.
However there might be a large possibility that some of the injures were aquired in the original incident between the workers.
In regard to the assuption that this might be revenge to the treatment of sudanese refuges in egypt i think this is unlikely because a period of time has past between then and now.
at most this is an isolated incident with no link to political events.

]]> By: Faisal http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/02/22/sudan-apologizes-for-police-assault-on-egyptian-workers/#comment-12665 Faisal Thu, 22 Feb 2007 22:24:17 +0000 http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/02/22/sudan-apologizes-for-police-assault-on-egyptian-workers/#comment-12665 Actually, there is a difference that has to be made here. In my experience, the Sudanese government will usually turn a blind-eye to incidents concerning southerners, which most, if not all, the Sudanese refugees were. Of course, this was because the Northern Sudanese government was the main reason behind their refugee status. Now, I know that the situation has changed, somewhat, since the signing of the peace accords between the different factions, it's just that I feel that the comparison doesn't apply completely. Having said that, the Sudanese government is much its Egyptian counterpart in it's strong in-built tradition of never admitting to mistakes. It will probably punish one or two small-fry policemen and say that it was an isolated incident. At the end of the day, and as you said Hossam, the Egyptian workers will not be vindicated. Actually, there is a difference that has to be made here. In my experience, the Sudanese government will usually turn a blind-eye to incidents concerning southerners, which most, if not all, the Sudanese refugees were.

Of course, this was because the Northern Sudanese government was the main reason behind their refugee status. Now, I know that the situation has changed, somewhat, since the signing of the peace accords between the different factions, it’s just that I feel that the comparison doesn’t apply completely.

Having said that, the Sudanese government is much its Egyptian counterpart in it’s strong in-built tradition of never admitting to mistakes. It will probably punish one or two small-fry policemen and say that it was an isolated incident.

At the end of the day, and as you said Hossam, the Egyptian workers will not be vindicated.

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