He pointed out that the president of the country, Hosni Mubarak, appointed his wealthy businessman cronies to political posts, which they used to enrich themselves and their families even further (sound familiar?) while ordinary Egyptians often had to live in squalor, and even where this was not the case, people had to work extremely long hours to sustain themselves and their families.
Señaló que el presidente del país, Hosni Mubarak, designaba a sus amiguitos ricos en puestos políticos, que utilizaban para enriquecerse aún más ellos mismos y a sus familias (¿os resulta familiar?) mientras que el resto de los egipcios tenían que vivir en la miseria, e incluso donde no era el caso, la gente tenía que trabajar horas extremadamente largas para mantenerse a sí mismos y a sus familias.