Egypt's President Sisi Interviewed By BBC's Lyse Doucet (Nov 2015)

• published: 05 Nov 2015
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Lyse Doucet speaks to Egyptian President Sisi ahead of his visit to London this week. /BBC Would you like to know more? President Sisi Interviewed by Lyse Doucet (BBC, Nov 6, 2015) http://bbc.in/1QhE9ij Egypt's President Sisi defends sweeping security laws (BBC, Nov 4, 2015) http://bbc.in/1LPBSaQ "President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has defended Egypt's sweeping security laws, insisting he is still taking the country on a path to democracy. Ahead of a visit to the UK, Mr Sisi told the BBC that Egypt was threatened by extremist groups and feared the collapses suffered by its neighbours. He underlined that Egypt's situation was different to that of Europe. The retired field marshal led the army's overthrow of President Mohammed Morsi in 2013 following mass protests. Since then, more than 1,000 people have been killed and 40,000 are believed to have been jailed in a crackdown on dissent. Most of them have been supporters of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, but secular and liberal activists have also been prosecuted for breaking a 2013 anti-protest law that gives the interior ministry the power to ban any gathering of more than 10 people. In an interview with the BBC in Cairo before he embarked on his first official visit to the UK, Mr Sisi said Egypt was still on a path to democracy that started with the 2011 revolution that toppled President Hosni Mubarak, but needed time to achieve its goals..." President Sisi laments Western criticism over democracy in Egypt (BBC, Nov 4, 2015) http://bbc.in/1LSTfaO Egypt's Sisi UK visit puts spotlight on human rights (BBC, Nov 3, 2015) http://bbc.in/1l5Tiat Focus On Egypt https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3CB24A62F8EDFE10