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PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY BUILDING; MEMBERS SEATED; BADAWI OPENING MEETING; MOURSY ADDRESSES MEETING; MOUFTI ADDRESSES MEETING; DR IMAM ADDRESSING MEETING.




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Background: A strained peace came to Cairo university campus on Friday (16 February), the Moslem day of rest and worship, after five days of clashes between students and riot police that had brought repercussions in the Egyptian Parliament.

Following a meeting of a fact-finding committee into the unrest, there were indications that the Government might be ready to make some concessions to the students in their campaign for the release of 100 arrested demonstrators.

The committee, which comprised members of the People's Assembly and university teaching faculties, was presided over by the Parliamentary Speaker, Mr. Hafez Badawi.

Others present included Dr. Ahmed Loutfi, Professor of Medicine at Cairo University, Mr. Ahmed Moursy, a professor at the faculty of art, and university officials Ali El Moufti and R Imam.

After the meeting, Members of Parliament and professors both urged a speedy completion of investigations into cases of students who have been arrested on anti-State charges and the immediate release of those found innocent.

The professors said they rejected the demonstrations as a means of expressing opinion and urged the students to take part in discussions over their demands.

SYNOPSIS: In the People's Assembly building in Cairo, top Parliament and University officials met to discuss the problem of student unrest that has developed into days of bitter clashes between students and riot police.

Presiding over the meeting was the Egyptian Parliamentary Speaker, Mr. Hafez Badawi. Main matter before the meeting was the students' reaction to the arrest and detention of more than a hundred of their fellow-students ... some of them held since the third of January.

Mr. Ahmed Moursy, a professor at the faculty of art in Cairo University, explained aspects of the students' activities and the university position.

He was followed by Mr. Ali el Moufti, another university official. Both professors and members of parliament urged a speedy completion of investigations into the cases of the arrested students and the immediate releases of those found innocent. University professor Doctor Imam also helped explain the problems to parliamentary members. The professors said they rejected the demonstrations as a means of expressing opinion and urged the students to take part in discussions over their demands.