Rev. Refaat Fathi, Secretary-General of the Churches of Egypt Council, said that the law should be applied on those who erred in Minya events, adding: “painful and inhumane acts that some people in El-Karam village suffered from, must put everyone in front of his responsibility, whether the state, the society or the church “.
He added in a statement on Saturday: “We have to look to this incident not from problems between Muslims and Christians angle but from a legal fledged angle, and we must call things by their real spade, there is the one who assaulted and looted property, burned houses, and all of these crimes have legal characterization”.
And he went on: “The easiest solution may be to hold customary sessions to preserve communal peace, , we have tried this solution often but it was not a deterrent to criminals at all, as long as we live in a democratic state, the most important characteristic of democracy is the rule of law on everyone, without discrimination, law must be applied on the one who erred, or free him if he’s innocent, without caste or religious discrimination. “
