In its latest announcement since it took power Friday, the Supreme Council of the Armed forces urged labour leaders to call off their action, but stopped short of issuing a decree banning them, as it had been rumoured it would do.
"Some government institutions have staged protests despite life returning to normal at a time when all citizens should stand together," a spokesman said on state television, as doctors and policemen marched in Cairo.
"Honourable citizens can see that protests at this critical time will have a negative effect in harming the security of the country," he said, arguing that strikes harm the state`s ability to provide for citizens and hurt the economy. (*)
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