End to Egypt crisis near
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November 27, 2012, Tuesday
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EGYPT'S justice minister said yesterday a resolution was "imminent" to the political crisis over President Mohammed Morsi's decision to grant himself sweeping new powers, a move that has touched off days of violent street protests.
Ahmed Mekki spoke before Morsi was due to meet members of the Supreme Judiciary Council to discuss the decrees the Islamist president announced last week that put him above any oversight, including the courts. The judiciary council is in charge of the courts.
Mekki has been mediating between the judiciary and the presidency to try to defuse the crisis, although he did not say on what he based his prediction for its impending resolution.
Opposition activists have denounced Morsi's decrees as a blatant power grab, and refused to enter a dialogue with the presidency before the edicts are rescinded. The president has said the new powers are necessary to implement reforms and protect Egypt's transition to democracy.
Ahmed Mekki spoke before Morsi was due to meet members of the Supreme Judiciary Council to discuss the decrees the Islamist president announced last week that put him above any oversight, including the courts. The judiciary council is in charge of the courts.
Mekki has been mediating between the judiciary and the presidency to try to defuse the crisis, although he did not say on what he based his prediction for its impending resolution.
Opposition activists have denounced Morsi's decrees as a blatant power grab, and refused to enter a dialogue with the presidency before the edicts are rescinded. The president has said the new powers are necessary to implement reforms and protect Egypt's transition to democracy.
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