CAIRO, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq said Sunday President Hosni Mubarak needs to serve out his term until September.
In an interview with CNN, Shafiq said, "President Mubarak will leave in September. ... We insist here in Egypt to continue his period until the end of September because … a lot of points must be covered before he leaves."
"This formal action must be respected," Shafiq said.
Asked about the arrests of journalists and human-rights activists, the premier said, "Frankly speaking, there is some problem. It's not intended at all."
Authorities are not preventing "anyone [from] doing his work," he asserted, and he promised to investigate the detentions.
