President Mohamed Mursi issued a decree granting the military temporary authority to arrest civilians and safeguard state interests as a referendum on the controversial draft constitution looms.
Granting the military the power of arrest during the upcoming constitutional referendum period - powers previously limited to police - came at the request of Egypt's Supreme… Read more »
The law that President Mohamed Morsy of Egypt issued on December 9, 2012, grants the military authority to arrest civiliansand refer them to military courtsuntil results are… Read more »
A decree issued by Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi giving the military temporary authority to arrest civilians and protect "vital facilities of the state" took effect Monday, as a… Read more »
President Mohamed Morsi issued on Sunday 9/12/2012 a new Presidential decree giving directives to the military to maintain security and protect state institutions in coordination… Read more »
Following days of opposition protests against a decree in which President Mohamed Mursi assigned himself sweeping powers, he has climbed down - but he insists on holding a ... Read more »
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