Just In: Egyptian State News Agency Reports Military Will Suspend Constitution And Dissolve Legislature If President Morsi Does Not Heed Its Ultimatum
According to Egypt’s State News Agency and AP:
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s military has drawn up a plan to suspend the Islamist-backed constitution, dissolve the Islamist-dominated legislature and set up an interim administration headed by the country’s chief justice if President Mohammed Morsi fails to reach a solution with his opponents by the end of a Wednesday deadline, the state news agency reported.
The report Tuesday provided the first details on the road map that the military has said it will implement if Morsi fails to meet its ultimatum, as millions of protesters returned to the streets for the third straight day in their drive to force the Islamist president out of office. [full story here]
