Seven men were arrested for assaulting women during celebrations of Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s inauguration.  And it comes in the wake of outrage caused by a graphic video showing a woman being stripped and attacked in Tahrir Square.

The video showed a woman having her clothing torn off and being assault to the point that welts appear.  A police officer with his weapon drawn had to fight through the crowd of scumbags to get the woman to safety.  And she was one of at least four women assault in the square.

“I saw young officers doing their best, but there was no effort on the macro level, despite the fact that they know these incidents happen,” said Mohamed al-Habibi, who witnessed the assault on the student.

This comes days after the outgoing government passed laws making harassment a criminal offense. It is now punishable by jails terms ranging from six-months to five years, and fines of A$450 and up.  The law specifies increased penalties for repeat offenders.  Activists welcomed the new law, but withheld judgment until they actually see the police and courts using it.

The weekend video brought back unpleasant memories of the sexual assault in the square that occurred in 2011, when millions demanded that then-president Hosni Mubarak stand down and allow democratic elections.  Foreign reporters weren’t even safe from the attacks back then.