Published on Jul 3, 2013
Egypt is undergoing a full-scale military coup. President Mohamed Morsi has been stripped of his power by the Egyptian army and the constitution has been suspended, General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said in a statement. Egypt's chief justice of the constitutional court will become the interim president.
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President Mohamed Morsi has been stripped of his power by the Egyptian army and the constitution has been suspended, General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said in a statement. Egypt's chief justice of the constitutional court will become the interim president. Fireworks were set off over Cairo's Tahrir Square and across the city in celebration.
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Egyptian troops, including commandos were deployed at key sites and intersections throughout Egypt, including Suez and the highway to Alexandria. Several hundred soldiers, together with armored vehicles took part in a military parade on the road near the presidential palace.
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CAIRO, EGYPT - JULY 03: Thousands of Egyptian protesters
begin to gather in Tahrir Square as the deadline given by the military
to Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi approaches on July 3, 2013 in
Cairo, Egypt. The president gave a defiant speech last night and vowed
to stay in power despite the military threats. As unrest spreads
throughout the country, at least 23 people were killed in Cairo on
Tuesday and over 200 others were injured. It has been reported that the
military has taken over state television. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty
Images)
Posted on July 3, 2013 at 9:55 AM
Updated
today at 1:47 PM
CAIRO -- The armed forces ousted Egypt's first democratically elected president Wednesday after just a year in power, installing a temporary civilian government, suspending the constitution and calling for new elections. Islamist President Mohammed Morsi denounced it as a "full coup" by the military.
After the televised announcement by the army chief, millions of anti-Morsi protesters in cities around the country erupted in delirious scenes of joy, with shouts of "God is great" and "Long live Egypt.”
Fireworks burst over crowds dancing and waving flags in Cairo's Tahrir Square, epicenter of the 2011 uprising that ousted autocrat Hosni Mubarak. Now it was one of multiple centers of a stunning four-day anti-Morsi revolt that brought out the biggest anti-government rallies Egypt has seen, topping even those of 2011.
But the move potentially throws the country into further confrontation.
Moments after the army statement, a statement on the Egyptian president's office's Twitter account quoted Morsi as saying the military's measures "represent a full coup categorically rejected by all the free men of our nation.”
Morsi has insisted his legitimacy as an elected president must not be violated or Egypt could be thrown in to violence. Some of his Islamist backers, tens of thousands of whom took to the streets in recent days, have vowed to fight to the end.
"Down with the rule of the military," some of them chanted after the army announcement, reviving a chant used by leftist revolutionaries during the nearly 17 months of direct military rule that followed Mubarak's removal.
The army has insisted it is not carrying out a coup, but acting on the will of the people to clear the way for a new leadership.
In his speech, army chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said the chief justice of the Supreme Constitutional Court would step in as interim president until new elections are held. He would be sworn in judges of his court, el-Sissi said. A government of technocrats would be formed with "full powers" to run the country.
El-Sissi spoke while flanked by the country's top Muslim and Christian clerics as well as pro-reform leader Mohammed ElBaradei and two representatives of the youth opposition movement behind the wave of protests.
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Egypt's army overthrows Morsi, suspends constitution
Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (file photo)
Wed Jul 3, 2013 10:20PM GMT
LAST UPDATE
Egypt's
army chief has ousted President Mohamed Morsi and dissolved the
country's constitution in a move aimed at resolving the country’s
debilitating political crisis.
General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi made the announcement on state television on Wednesday.
Sisi also said that new parliamentary elections will be held, and declared head of Supreme Constitutional Court Adli Mansour as the caretaker leader.
The army announced the roadmap hours after its two-day ultimatum to Morsi came to an end.
Sisi said that the army was fulfilling its "historic responsibility" to protect the country, and Morsi had "failed to meet the demands of the Egyptian people."
There is no indication of Morsi's current whereabouts.
The army chief’s announcement triggered jubilation and fireworks in the streets of Cairo. Elsewhere in the city, Morsi’s supporters shouted “No to military rule.”
In a statement posted on the presidential Facebook, Morsi denounced the army’s move as a "military coup,” asking the Egyptians to "abide by the constitution and the law and not to respond to this coup.”
Meanwhile, opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei said the roadmap announced by Sisi “meets the people's demands for early presidential elections.”
Egypt's second largest Islamist group, the al-Nour Party, also said it agreed to the army roadmap in order to put an end to the country’s political crisis.
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood TV channel was reportedly taken off the air and its managers arrested after Morsi’s ouster.
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Egypt military confirms holding Morsi in its custody
Egyptian
army vehicles block Salah Salem Street in Nasr City District of Cairo,
where supporters of President Mohamed Morsi gather for a demonstration,
July 3, 2013.
Thu Jul 4, 2013 4:14AM GMT
LAST UPDATE
General
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the head of Egypt’s army, announced that
President Mohamed Morsi was no longer in office during a speech on state
television on July 3, practically overthrowing him.”
Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi is being held “preventively” by the military, says a senior Egyptian army official.
“He (Morsi) is being held preventively for final preparations,” said the army official, whose name was not mentioned in the reports, on Thursday.
Morsi might face formal charges over accusations made by his opponents, the official stated.
Senior Muslim Brotherhood official Gehad El-Haddad said earlier on Thursday, “Morsi has been separated from his aides and was taken to the Defense Ministry.”
Late Wednesday, General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the head of Egypt’s army, announced that Morsi was no longer in office during a speech on state television.
Police later began arresting key presidential aides and the leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Sisi also suspended the country’s constitution, saying that new parliamentary elections will be held.
The army chief declared Head of Supreme Constitutional Court Adli Mansour as the interim president.
Morsi had said on his Facebook page that the army’s move was a “military coup,” asking the Egyptians to “abide by the constitution and the law and not to respond to this coup.”
Egyptian security forces have detained two senior leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood close to Morsi. Rashad Bayoumi, the group’s deputy leader, and Saad al-Katatni, the leader of the Brotherhood’s political arm, were arrested just hours after Morsi’s overthrow.
State media also reported that arrest warrants had been issued for a total of 300 Brotherhood officials.
Egyptian army troops have been deployed throughout the country amid clashes between the supporters and opponents of Morsi.
According to Egyptian security officials, at least seven people have died in clashes between security forces and Morsi’s supporters in the city of Alexandria and the eastern city of Marsa Matrouh.
Following Morsi’s overthrow, prominent opposition leader Amr Moussa said talks for a new Egyptian government had started.
“Consultations will start from now, for a government and reconciliation,” said the former Arab League chief. “This is the end of Morsi’s regime. It’s over.”
In reaction to the events in Egypt, US President Barack Obama expressed deep concern over the Egyptian army’s removal of Morsi and urged a quick return to a civilian government.
“I now call on the Egyptian military to move quickly and responsibly to return full authority back to a democratically elected civilian government as soon as possible,” Obama said in a statement.
The statement also said that Obama had ordered a review of the implications for the USD 1.3-billion annual US military aid to Egypt as well as millions more in economic assistance in the wake of the removal of Morsi.
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton also called for a ‘swift return to democracy’ in Egypt.
“I am following closely developments in Egypt and am fully aware of the deep divisions in society, popular demands for political change and efforts at brokering a compromise,” Ashton said in a statement.
“I urge all sides to rapidly return to the democratic process, including the holding of free and fair presidential and parliamentary elections and the approval of a constitution,” she added.
Saudi King Abdullah, however, congratulated Adli Mansour, saying his appointment comes at a “critical” time in the history of Egypt.
“On behalf of the people of Saudi Arabia, I congratulate you for taking over the leadership of Egypt at this critical time in its history,” Abdullah said in an astonishingly quick message of congratulation to Mansour.
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