Egypt military head attracts a cult following
Campaigns aim to persuade General Sisi, who oversaw crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood supporters, to run for president.
Published On 28 Sep 2013
The head of Egypt’s military is the focus of a number of campaigns that want him to run for president.
General Abdel Fatah el-Sisi oversaw the July 3 military move that toppled democratically elected President Mohamed Morsi, as well as the subsequent crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood and its supporters that led to more than a thousand people being killed.
Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Cairo, who is not being named for security reasons, reports.
Source: Al Jazeera