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July 11, 2012

Egyptian Court Blocks Order to Reconvene Parliament 
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Egypt's top court has blocked Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's order
for the country's parliament to reconvene. On Tuesday, the Supreme
Constitutional Court affirmed a previous decision to declare the
parliament unconstitutional, a ruling that prompted Egypt's military
rulers to dissolve the parliament last month. The ruling came hours
after Egypt's parliament defiantly convened a brief session and approved
a measure to seek legal advice on how to respond to the court's ruling.
After the latest decision was handed down, thousands of Morsi supporters
gathered outside parliament and in Cairo's Tahrir Square.

Mohamed Salah: "The constitution is made for Egyptian people. If there
is no Egyptian people it will be no court. So I think the court should
respect the opinion of Egyptian people because these people, in the
parliament, come from us, we voted for them."

 

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