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Monday, December 3, 2012

The Egyptian Constitution on strike to strong Islamist pressure


The Egyptian Constitutional Court on Sunday postponed the decision on the Constituent Assembly, boycotted by liberals and Christians , and the Shura Council (upper house) after several thousand Islamists surround the court in support of President Mohamed Mursi, who announced the celebration Dec. 15 popular referendum to ratify the new constitution. Then, the Constitutional Court announced a strike to protest the event , which prevented its judges consider the case of the Constitutional Commission. In a statement, the Constitutional announced its decision to suspend the hearings until they stop "psychological pressures and materials." The court, which issued the dissolution of the People's Assembly (Lower House) last June to rule on the legality of the committee to draft the Constitution and the Senate. To prevent more than likely dissolution verdict, Mursi proclaimed Nov. 22 a constitutional declaration that puts its resolutions and the Constituent Assembly above the law . And, in the midst of a serious institutional crisis, the Islamists rushed the vote the draft constitution to be submitted to a plebiscite on December 15. Constitutional Sources attributed the delay to "administrative reasons" . However, its seat-of-neo-pharaonic style remains surrounded last night by several thousand supporters of the Egyptian president who accuse judges of leading the "counterrevolution" and serve the dictatorship of Hosni Mubarak overthrown . The judges would not have moved to court this morning for fear of possible incidents. The Tribunal issued a statement Sunday to explain the reasons that led him to postpone the expected failure . For now, it is unknown whether it has been set a new date.

Decretazo

The battle between Islamists and judiciary decretazo broke with Mursi. Several organizations judges began a strike last week that joined the court of Cassation and Appeal. The secular opposition, composed of liberals and leftists, maintains a camp in Tahrir and managed to lead mass protests. In response to calls, Islamists muscle showed yesterday in the vicinity of the University of Cairo. Unmoved the stark polarization that exists in the street, Mursi said yesterday the new Constitution "a breakthrough". "This is the first truly representative constitution that protects the rights , freedoms and human dignity of all Egyptians, "the successor of Mubarak from the Convention Center where he received the draft approved by the Constituent Assembly without the presence of secular and Christian. The Magna Carta, which, according to the Nobel Peace Prize Mohamed ElBaradei, "belongs to the dustbin of history" - does not recognize gender equality and the State becomes the protector of "the true nature of the Egyptian family" or "ethics, morality and public order". The text states that are also authorities should ensure that the balance between family and work groups of women . The Constitution safeguards the privileges of the military , does not prohibit military trials of civilians; reduce religious freedom to the three monotheistic religions and limits freedom of expression by prohibiting blasphemy against people and prophets. The debate between the opposition boycott and voting against and studies call for a general strike and civil disobedience.

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