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November 30, 2012

Egypt: Protests Continue as Panel Approves Draft Constitution 
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Protests are continuing in Egypt against President Mohamed Morsi’s
decision to grant himself sweeping powers as an Islamist panel has
approved a draft of the country's new constitution. The panel writing
the constitution had been boycotted by Christians and secularists and
had rushed to finish their work amidst mounting protests. Demonstrators
in Cairo's Tahrir Square Thursday rejected the constitution and called
for Morsi to step down.

Mohamed Magdy: "The government and Morsi should leave. The only and the
first demand for revolutionaries is to topple Mohamed Morsi, because he
does not achieve the demands and targets of the revolution. There is no
freedom, justice or even bread. He has achieved nothing. The Interior
Ministry is worse than it was before. The national security police are
back to their old tasks (the same as under Hosni Mubarak)."

 

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