Egypt’s Port Said Announces Civil Disobedience

Gen. Ahmed Naguib Sharaf, Head of Port Said Ports Authority (PSPA), has stated that a number of youth belong to Ultras EL Masry, football fans’ group, broke into Port Said Port and all the governmental authorities in the province to oblige them start the civil disobedience.

He has clarified that the civil disobedience deadly paralyzed the province as the  ports were closed; avoiding any attack or violence, while the processes of loading and unloading are still working to facilitate the movements of ships.

The Ultras’ youth threatened to continue the civil disobedience for 7 days till getting the rights of the martyrs and the dignity of Port Said’s people, Gen. Sharaf said; referring that this state will cause great losses, whereas the governmental authorities are suspended; consequently the investors may halt their ventures in the province.

He underscored the necessity of making decisive decisions by the officials to reinstate life in Port Said; which is gradually deteriorating; adding that the police and army forces haven’t been intensively deployed on the arena, and the port is only secured by the port’s security forces.