Egypt: thousands protest against President Morsi power decree
Thousands of protesters marched on the Egyptian President's palace in Cairo on Friday in a fresh attempt to reverse a decree placing Morsi's decisions beyond judicial review. Speaking in a televised address, the president remained defiant, saying he would not tolerate anyone working towards the overthrow of his "legitimate" government. "We respect peaceful freedom of speech but will never allow anyone to take part in killings and sabotage," he said. Mr Morsi vowed to push on with a Dec 15 referendum on a controversial new constitution, saying "afterwards, there should be no obstacle and everyone must follow its will." He invited political groups, judges and the opposition to meet on Saturday for talks over the political crisis gripping the country. "I call for a full, productive dialogue with all figures and heads of parties, revolutionary youth and senior legal figures to meet this Saturday." Following the speech, the main opposition alliance, the National Salvation Front, said it was assessing Mr Morsi's offer of talks, but some pro-democracy activists declared they would not take part. The speech did little to quell ongoing violence on the streets of Cairo, which has left at least six dead and some 700 injured, with angry protestors storming the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood and setting fire to the building. Read more: www.telegraph.co.uk Get the latest headlines www.telegraph.co.uk Subscribe to The Telegraph www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook ...
http://wn.com/Egypt_thousands_protest_against_President_Morsi_power_decree Thousands of protesters marched on the Egyptian President's palace in Cairo on Friday in a fresh attempt to reverse a decree placing Morsi's decisions beyond judicial review. Speaking in a televised address, the president remained defiant, saying he would not tolerate anyone working towards the overthrow of his "legitimate" government. "We respect peaceful freedom of speech but will never allow anyone to take part in killings and sabotage," he said. Mr Morsi vowed to push on with a Dec 15 referendum on a controversial new constitution, saying "afterwards, there should be no obstacle and everyone must follow its will." He invited political groups, judges and the opposition to meet on Saturday for talks over the political crisis gripping the country. "I call for a full, productive dialogue with all figures and heads of parties, revolutionary youth and senior legal figures to meet this Saturday." Following the speech, the main opposition alliance, the National Salvation Front, said it was assessing Mr Morsi's offer of talks, but some pro-democracy activists declared they would not take part. The speech did little to quell ongoing violence on the streets of Cairo, which has left at least six dead and some 700 injured, with angry protestors storming the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood and setting fire to the building. Read more: www.telegraph.co.uk Get the latest headlines www.telegraph.co.uk Subscribe to The Telegraph www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook
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