Ahmed Al-Baqri, Vice-President of the Egyptian Students Union (ESU) refused the court order to bring back state police to university campuses across Egypt as a return to the era of deposed president Hosni Mubarak

In a statement, Al-Baqri said: „This ruling will be ignored, just like the earlier one that granted university staff arrest powers. Moreover, the harsh verdicts against all students will not break us. They will increase our determination and steadfastness“.