Egyptian authorities detained four activists on Thursday for putting up posters calling for nationwide protests on Friday, which the country’s Islamists have vowed to stay away from.
The four, including film director Aida al-Kashef, were held by military police Cairo as they put up posters calling for the Friday demonstration dubbed “the second revolution.”
A military source said the four activists were released after several hours in detention.
In a Facebook call, the Coalition of the Revolution Youth, which groups several movements behind the uprising that toppled president Hosni Mubarak in February, urged protestors to rally for “an end to political corruption.”
Protestors want the acceleration of trials of former regime figures and their removal from top jobs in police, universities and other public institutions.
They are also calling for a return of security forces to the streets, amid weeks of insecurity and sectarian clashes blamed on remnants of the old regime.
But the Muslim Brotherhood, the country’s largest and best organized opposition movement said it was “very concerned” by the call for protest.
The military said in a statement on Thursday that it will steer clear of protests in an effort to avert any unrest