Analyst: Egyptians living in the shadow of Mubarak’s regime

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Egypt is still under the shadow of ousted dictator Hosni Mubarak’s regime as the government of President Mohamed Morsi acts too slowly to meet legitimate demands of the people, a political analyst tells Press TV.“I think they [people] have not seen that change that was supposed to come with Mr. Morsi or after the revolution. They still have very much the same security apparatus and the same intelligence apparatus, only very superficial changes have taken place in Egypt in terms of security and military,” said Ali al-Ahmad, the director of the Institute for (Persian) Gulf Affairs in an interview with Press TV on Sunday.The analyst further noted that despite the last year’s revolution, “Mubarak’s regime is still very well in position” in the country, adding that “all the governors are still the same governors under Mubarak[‘s rule].”The comments came after thousands of Egyptians held a demonstration in the capital Cairo to demand the implementation of the goals of their revolution.On Friday over 5,000 protesters called on the country’s authorities to release prisoners arrested during the revolution.However, al-Ahmad voiced doubts about the prosecution of “Mubarak, his children, and those who have murdered protestors… any time soon.”The demonstrators also urged President Morsi to establish a minimum wage for the country.The Egyptian president recently came under fire from leftist groups and young revolutionaries for requesting a loan from the International Monetary Fund of $3.2 billion and later attempting to boost it to $4.8 billion. They say such a loan could make Egyptians poorer.The Egyptians launched a revolution against the pro-Israeli regime in January 2011, which eventually brought an end to the 30-year dictatorship of Mubarak in February 2011. /129