Egypt's Judicial Coup: Muslim Brotherhood-Run Parliament Dissolved, Military Gains Power
June 15, 2012
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as posted by the channelDemocracyNow.org - Days before Egypt's presidential runoff, the Egyptian Supreme Court has dissolved the newly elected parliament, handing power back to the military. The court also confirmed Hosni Mubarak's former prime minister, Ahmed Shafiq, can run for president against Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi. Protests have erupted in Egypt with critics saying the decision is tantamount to a judicial coup. We go to Cairo for an update from Democracy Now! correspondent Sharif Abdel Kouddous. "These court rulings have really dealt the final, fatal blow to a military-managed transitional process that's been so deformed as to barely make sense anymore," he says. "Right now Egypt is in a state where there's no parliament, no constitution or even a clear process for drafting one, and a presidential runoff that will leave Egypt with a ruler who will be a very divisive president."
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