Press Release
The Events of Port Said are an Expression of Disdain to the People's Blood by Those who are Supposed to Protect the Country and the People
(Translated)

Allah (swt) says:

[مَنْ قَتَلَ نَفْسًا بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ أَوْ فَسَادٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَتَلَ النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا]

Whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the land - it is as if he had slain mankind entirely.

The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: (To curse a Muslim is evil, and to fight against him is kufr.) [Bukhari].

He [SAW] also said: (The demise of the whole world is more trivial in the sight of Allah than the blood of a believer.)

He [SAW] also said: (Whoever helped in killing of a Muslim with half a word would meet Allah on the Day of Judgment while written on his forehead, hopeless of the mercy of Allah.)

The Messenger of Allah (saw) also said, during the Farewell Pilgrimage: (Do you know what is the most sacred day? We said: ‘It is our day today'. He said: "Do you know what the most sacred country is?" We said: ‘It is this our country'. He said: ‘Which month is the most sacred?' We said: ‘It is this our month'. The Messenger of Allah then said: ‘Your blood and your wealth are sacred like the sanctity of your day today, in your month today, in this your country.)

Seventy four people were killed yesterday in cold blood, and about 200 wounded, at a football match. In an unprecedented event, not seen in any country in the world, our blood has become cheap to be traded by the enemies of Allah and the enemies of the Ummah, together with those who want to punish the people for carrying out a blessed revolution aimed at removing the tyrants, the agents of the unbelieving West, out of our country.

Despite the enormity of what happened, we heard those who are supposed to protect the country and the people say "that these incidents might happen anywhere in the world." We heard Field Marshal Tantawi say, during his reception of the players and fans of the National Club, coming from Port Said, that the guarding of the matches are of the responsibility of the police, who were undertaking it to the best standard. The Field Marshal also considered the talk about removing the Governor of Port Said and the Director of Security premature.
We ask: When it would it be appropriate? After the investigation, which we all know it will start, but we don't know when it will end, and what will come of it? However, how it can be said, before the start of investigation, that the police have done its duty to the best?!!

News has been circulated that the security forces allowed the entry of all kinds of weapons to the pitch deliberately, a matter declared by Badri Farghali, the Member of Parliament. Furthermore, all the gates on the side of the NCB fans were locked before the end of the match, which clearly indicates it was to arrange their imprisonment, as they couldn't get out of the side of their stands.

Also evident in the photographs, was that all the attackers were carrying sticks of one color. Is it not strange to see that amazing ability of the police and the army in securing the elections, but see this utter failure in the ability of securing the soccer match, especially with abundant news about preparations for the sabotage by the fans of both teams?!!!

We in Hizb ut-Tahrir, hold the military junta responsible for the blood that was shed, after they confirmed that the police who are responsible for it did their best, and that security for the matches is the responsibility of the police. How can the junta explain the great number of victims that happened before its ‘watchful eye'!? We tell the junta that their declaration of three days of public mourning and the announcement of the formation of a commission of inquiry, which we know beforehand will conclude a third party is behind what happened; we know that all of this is another step to circumvent the revolution so as to try to terminate it, in compliance with the orders of America.

The only opportunity which you have before you is to break away from your dependence on America, and take sides with your people and your Ummah by supporting those who have dedicated themselves to establish the Khilafah "Caliphate" that implements the Divine Law (Shar') immediately, which protects the blood of the people in Egypt.

And we tell you what the Prophet (saw) said: "The first thing people will be accounted for on the Day of Judgment is blood."

"وقفوهم إنهم مسؤولون"

(And hold them; for they will be accounted!)