Egypt's army dissolves parliament

Egypt's army dissolves parliament

Military rulers say they will remain in charge for six months until elections are held as some protesters vow to remain.

Last Modified: 13 Feb 2011 [here only extracts]
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/2011213132610927713.html

Egypt's military has dissolved parliament and suspended the constitution, two days after Hosni Mubarak, the long-serving president, stepped down in the wake of a popular uprising.

The country's Supreme Council of Armed Forces announced on Sunday that it would remain in charge of the country for six months until a new government is formed.
The military council announced the move in a statement on state television, adding that it would form a panel to amend the constitution before submitting the changes to a popular referendum.

The announcement came shortly after Egypt's prime minister announced that the cabinet appointed by Mubarak shortly before he stepped down, would stay in place.

Ahmed Shafiq, speaking after his first cabinet meeting since Mubarak left on Friday, said Egypt's caretaker government will remain for the country's transition towards democracy.
He said that security would remain a priority and pledged to fight corruption and restore peace in the country, following 18 days of pro-democracy protests.
"The first priority for this government is to restore security and to facilitate daily life for its citizens," he said. "I guarantee that this [cabinet] will return rights to the people and fight corruption."

Our correspondent in Cairo said the confrontations between troops and protesters was something of a "flashpoint".

"I think it reflects a bigger problem, that the military believes that now Mubarak is out, it's time for stability," he said.

"But some of the protesters think not enough has been done yet. They don't want to clear that square until the army has handed over to a civilian government."

Police protest

At one point a group of several dozen police officers marched into the square bearing flowers, proclaiming their solidarity with the uprising and chanting: "The police and the people! With one hand!"

But they were soon chased away by protesters, who accuse the police of decades of arbitrary arrests, torture and extortion, as well as a heavy-handed attempt to crush the revolt that left hundreds dead.

Meanwhile, normality began to return to other parts of Egypt. The tents, where protesters camped out during the 18 days of protests, were removed from Tahrir Square.

In the northern city of Alexandria, Al Jazeera's Jamal ElShayyal said people had also begun to get back to work, adding that Sunday's military announcement was likely to reassure activists in the city.

"Alexandria didn't have the same amount of sit-in protesters that we've seen in Tahrir, however those that have said they will continue their demonstrations have been assured a lot more by this time frame given by the military."

But Ashraf Ahmed, a protester in Cairo, vowed that he was not going to leave "because so much still needs to be done. They haven't implemented anything yet".

Protest organisers have threatened more rallies if the governing military council fails to accept their agenda for reform.

"If the army does not fulfil our demands, our uprising and its measures will return stronger," Safwat Hegazi, a protest leader, said.

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NOTE:

IRAN planning protest or CIA plans? Now the CIA like the revolution fever. They got it with Tantawi but this is just the first round of three. Will they like one in Israel? Why not..the sharonees are the ones that brutalized their neighbors with the military power and the ones who never abide to UN resolutions. Live Iran alone! they had their own revolution. Let the comedians in the US mass media alone too, they first wanted Iran be bombed and now they want a tweet manipulated revolt there. Why don't think about a revolution here in America. I wonder when American people will rid of their own dictators:the big corporations?. In our Senate and judiciary we have more than one Mubarak with retardatarian mind. And the servants of the big corporation in the Executive, always obeying their commands. Big corporations not only rig elections, they have created a trap for Americans: they have only one choice, they have to choose from their lesser evil (Democrat and Republican party), this is a faked choice since they finance both servants of power. On top, the financial corporations are the cause of the big economic mess we have today inside the country and all over the world: the economic crisis. It is owed a revolution here. When we will have another peaceful democratic revolution in America like the one Martin Luther King Jr lead? It is time to change the political and economic structures of this great country. (HAZ, February 13, 2011)

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