7 years ago, on July 3, 2013, Egyptian Minister of Defense Abdel Fattah El-Sisi stood up to declare a military coup against President-elect Mohamed Morsi, with the support of politicians, parties, and movements days earlier who had helped mobilize massive demonstrations on June 30, calling for the overthrow of the president.

Despite warnings from politicians and observers of the danger of summoning the army again to the political scene, and the emergence of clear indications of a military coup taking advantage of these demonstrations, most of those calling for the crowd - who have always chanted the slogan "Down with the rule of the military" - ignored the warnings.

Under the slogan "Military fire and not the paradise of the Muslim Brotherhood," some have forgotten - intentionally or ignorant - the fact mentioned by Major General Mohamed Naguib, the first president of Egypt in his memoirs, when he said, "If the army comes out of its barracks, it will inevitably overthrow all civilian political forces, so that it becomes the only force In the country".

The truth mentioned by the late President Mohamed Naguib was witnessed by everyone, and it was realized day after day, as soon as the rule of the coup leader Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi stabilized by getting rid of the Islamic forces, he turned to the rest of the political forces and activists, and even to the symbols of June 30 who supported him and paved the way for him, and they became permissible targets. .

Prison, displacement, exile, and mutilation and marginalization became the fate of many of those who called for the June 30 demonstrations, so that everyone's mouth was "eaten on the day the white bull was eaten."

ElBaradei and the rescue

Mohamed ElBaradei played a prominent role in providing civil cover for the military coup, led by the "Salvation Front", which was the most important advocate of the June 30 demonstrations, and participated in the scene of the coup statement, stressing the need for national reconciliation to take place later, assumed the position of interim vice president, and sought his international relations to persuade international organizations What happened in Egypt is a revolution, not a coup.

But ElBaradei soon resigned from his post in August 2013 to protest the bloodshed of the Rab'a sit-ins and al-Nahda and the hundreds of deaths and injuries, which he exposed to a fierce campaign from the regime's media, to leave for Austria and would later content in commenting sporadically on the events taking place on Twitter, accusing Sovereign authorities launched a smear campaign against him, describing it as "fascist and systematic".

Sisi’s local media, which revolves around his orbit, launches a severe attack on ElBaradei every now and then, describing him as a “traitor and agent,” and the authorities intransigently with him whenever it is time to renew his passport.

As for the leaders of the Salvation Front who were hoping to occupy the forefront of the political scene after the coup, they were excluded, and many of the leaders of the Salvation Front retired or chose voluntary silence or sometimes flattered power.

Hamdeen Sabahi - one of the most prominent symbols of the Salvation Front - participated in the 2014 presidential elections that ended with Sisi's victory, and Sabahi got very few votes, to the extent that he was less than invalid, which some considered an attempt by the authority to insult the political forces represented in Sabahi.

April 6 Movement

Despite the history of the revolutionary youth movement that was founded in 2008 in the face of the regime of former President Hosni Mubarak, and its role in the January 25, 2011 revolution, the movement - which split into two fronts months after the revolution - supported the early election calls on June 30 and supported the road map Sisi announced on the day of the coup.

However, the movement returned again to announce its condemnation of the killing of opposition demonstrators, as it rejected the protest law issued at the end of 2013, which included severe restrictions that prevent almost any opportunity to demonstrate and protest, to begin security strikes in pursuit of the movement and its leaders.

In April 2014, a court ruling was issued declaring April 6 a "banned group", along with the confiscation of its headquarters and property on the grounds of "acting on behalf of foreign entities and threatening peace and public security."

Several of the movement's leaders were imprisoned, headed by its founder Ahmed Maher and the leader Mohamed Adel, after they were convicted of demonstrating without a permit.

Ahmed Doma

The prison also belonged to the political activist Ahmed Douma, who was known for his strong opposition to the late President Mohamed Morsi, his support for the army and Sisi, and his justification for the massacres that took place against the opponents, before he was later tried and sentenced to 15 years in prison and a fine of 6 million pounds in January 2019.

Israa Abdel-Fattah

The coup did not differentiate in its abuse between men and women. In October 2019, the activist, Israa Abdel Fattah, who was a prominent supporter of the military coup, was kidnapped by security personnel who took her to an unknown place of detention where she was tortured, in conjunction with a media smear campaign that included moral charges, before To be accused of spreading false news and participating in a terrorist group in achieving its objectives.

Shadi Al-Ghazali war

The former leader of the Constitution Party and the Revolutionary Youth Coalition, Shadi al-Ghazali, supported the June 30 demonstrations war, before he turned to Sisi’s opposition, to be arrested in May 2018 and facing charges of insulting the President of the Republic, spreading false news and joining a banned group.

Al-Ghazali's remand remained in custody until he was released in March, pending investigations into the case.

Hazem Abdel-Azim

Political activist Hazem Abdel-Azim, who was one of the advocates and participants in the June 30 demonstrations, did not support him or his support for the coup. Security in forming the current parliament and its continuous criticism of Sisi’s policies.

Abdel-Azim has faced charges of participating in a terrorist group in achieving its goals, and spreading false news.

Hazem Hosni

Hazem Hosny, a professor of political science at Cairo University, was known for his broad support for the June 30 demonstrations and their results, before he switched in the following years to criticizing Sisi and his policies, while continuing his criticism of Morsi’s rule.

In 2018, he became a spokesperson for a campaign to nominate former army chief of staff, Lieutenant-General Sami Annan for the Egyptian presidential elections, before Annan himself was arrested later on charges of violating military laws by announcing his candidacy for the presidency.

In September 2019, Hosni was arrested and charged with participation of a terrorist group and promoting its purposes, and spreading rumors, news and false statements, and he is still in pretrial detention despite his deteriorating health.

Ziad Al-Alimi

Former political and parliamentary activist Ziyad Al-Alimi opposed the rule of President Morsi and was the leader of the advocates of the June 30 demonstrations, but criticism of the current political situation in the country led him to arrest in June 2019, against the background of the media-known issue, "The Cell of Hope", which was annexed by Ziyad many Among the symbols of the June 30 forces, such as Hussam Moanes, spokesman for the Popular Movement.

Al-Alimi faces the same charges with the participation of a banned group in its goals, and the publication of "lies" about the political and economic conditions in the country, and the Criminal Court ruled that his name be included on the lists of terrorism.

On March 10, 2020, Al-Alimi was sentenced, in another case, to one year in prison, for accusing him of broadcasting false news and statements during a dialogue he gave to a foreign channel.

Khalid yousef

Film and parliamentary director Khaled Youssef, one of the symbols of the June 30 demonstrations, who is said to have photographed them in a manner that inflates the number of participants, and in turn received the wrath of the coup after opposing later constitutional amendments that allow Sisi to stay in power for longer periods.

And at the beginning of last year, Youssef was subjected to an ethical scandal after the spread of sex scenes leaked to him with two female actresses, which Joseph considered "settling scores" because of his stance on the constitutional amendments, and he ended up being expelled abroad.