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Egypt Supreme Judicial Council Oversee National Referendum

Eric Parra |
December 3, 2012 | 7:25 p.m. PST

Executive Producer

 

Anti Morsi Protest in Down Town Cairo (Gigi Ibrahim/creative commons)
Anti Morsi Protest in Down Town Cairo (Gigi Ibrahim/creative commons)
After the crisis between courts and President Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s Supreme Judicial Council reached a consensus to oversee a national referendum on the country's draft constitution.

READ MORE: Egypt's Supreme Judicial Council to oversee vote on draft charter 

While the referendum was originally planned for Dec. 15th,  many judges have gone on strike to boycott it. The council has been spending an inordinate amount of time and effort on Morsi’s “unprecedented attacks” on the courts, which could signify the judiciary organization’s attempts at settling Egypt’s political conflicts.

From The Washington Post

“They hope the vote will settle a political crisis stemming from a decree that Morsi issued Nov. 22 giving himself near-absolute power, which he said was needed to speed up Egypt’s rocky democratic transition. The decree is to be nullified when the charter is adopted.”

The decision to oversee the referendum came right before a planned political march to pressure Morsi’s immunity from judicial insight. The march is set for Tuesday, Dec. 4th and has been called “Final Warning” by those protesting, in hopes of making a difference to get Morsi to back down.

READ MORE: “Final Warning” Marches To Presidential Palace 

The protests have only increased in the past 10 days. On Sunday, the Supreme Constitutional Court suspended its work due to judges feeling threatened by protests outside the courthouse. 

Read more of Neon Tommy's coverage of Egypt here.

Reach Executive Producer Eric Parra here.



 

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