Egypt's Morsi cancels constitutional decree that sparked deadly protests
Move comes hours after military warned of 'disastrous consequences' if crisis were to continue.
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Associated Press and DPA | Dec.09, 2012 | 1:25 AM
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi on Saturday annulled a
controversial constitutional decree he issued last month granting him sweeping
powers, which led to deadly protests across the country over the past week.
A referendum on an Egyptian draft constitution would still go ahead as planned on December 15, Islamist politician Mohamed Selim al-Awa said after a meeting between the presidency and independent and Islamist figures.
Earlier on Saturday, Egypt's military warned of "disastrous consequences"' if the crisis that sent tens of thousands of protesters back into the streets is not resolved, signaling the army's return to an increasingly polarized and violent political scene.
The military said serious dialogue is the "best and only" way to overcome the nation's deepening conflict over a disputed draft constitution hurriedly adopted by Islamist allies of President Mohammed Morsi, and recent decrees granting himself near-absolute powers.
"Anything other than that (dialogue) will force us into a dark tunnel with disastrous consequences; something which we won't allow," the statement said.
Failing to reach a consensus, "is in the interest of neither side. The nation as a whole will pay the price," it added. The statement was read by an unnamed military official on state television.
A referendum on an Egyptian draft constitution would still go ahead as planned on December 15, Islamist politician Mohamed Selim al-Awa said after a meeting between the presidency and independent and Islamist figures.
Earlier on Saturday, Egypt's military warned of "disastrous consequences"' if the crisis that sent tens of thousands of protesters back into the streets is not resolved, signaling the army's return to an increasingly polarized and violent political scene.
The military said serious dialogue is the "best and only" way to overcome the nation's deepening conflict over a disputed draft constitution hurriedly adopted by Islamist allies of President Mohammed Morsi, and recent decrees granting himself near-absolute powers.
"Anything other than that (dialogue) will force us into a dark tunnel with disastrous consequences; something which we won't allow," the statement said.
Failing to reach a consensus, "is in the interest of neither side. The nation as a whole will pay the price," it added. The statement was read by an unnamed military official on state television.
Definitely he is not.
Egyptians, Learn how to sort out
your cabbage from your carrot
Can we trust the news coming from The Associated Press, The New York Times, The World Street Journal, etc. ?
ReplyDeleteQuote from Joseph Stalin "All news is propaganda"!
Definitely I don't. Anything blowing eastward from the West, I suspect it deeply. Hence, I sift through it to red with the BS and propaganda.
ReplyDeleteI have read the proposed constitution and I find it to be the best (not completely perfect), the Egyptians have had since the revolution of July 23. 1952; a period of 60 years during which Egypt was ruled by 3 clown Pharaohs (Nasser, Sadat and Mubarak)who brought the country down to its knees and were the main reason for all the current troubles in the Middle East.
On Top of that, the current president, Morsi, on who I have been keeping my eyes since he became the president, is the first civil to rule (not close-minded military personnel) He is also a highly educated person (PhD). He is not a Pharaoh as the idiot young demonstrators (95% of them did not even read the constitution)think unaware that they're being pushed and brainwashed by the remanent of the old regime and people with personal agenda like El-Baradei who reminds me with the story of the fox who could not reach the grape cluster to eat, so it said it was sour.
Supporters of the old regime are scared shit and would love to oust Morsi because of his intention to to re-open old closed cases of attrocities committed during the Jan 25 revolution, and of the fat cats who illegally stole the money of the nations during Mubarak's rule and his corrupt entourage.