CAIRO — Egypt’s public prosecutor made an unprecedented sweep Wednesday against the top security brass, charging the former interior minister and other officials with aiding the killing and the attempted killing of hundreds of protesters during the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak.
The charges are the first move by Egypt’s military-appointed provisional government to hold former officials accountable for the killings of some 300 demonstrators during mass protests that toppled Mubarak’s regime Feb. 11 after nearly 30 years of rule.
A parliamentary committee recommended that Mubarak face similar charges, Egypt’s leading newspaper, Al-Ahram, reported Wednesday, but the public prosecutor has held back from accusing the former ruler of complicity in the violence surrounding the demonstrations.
