Morsi Responds To Army “Coup D’Etat, Which We Categorically Reject . . .”
Michael Matthew Bloomer, July 2, 2013
From the Office of the President of Egypt:
The President’s Office has released the following statement in addition to the video [Arabic] of Mohamed Morsi reacting to the army’s statement effectively overthrowing him.
Dr. Mohamed Morsi, President of Egypt, emphasizes that the measures declared by the Chief Command of Armed Forces represent a military coup d’état, which we categorically reject, in whole or part by all the honest honorable men who struggled for
the transformation to democracy. The president stresses, in his capacity as the president of the republic and chief commander of armed forces, that all the citizens, civilians and militarians, leaders and soldiers, are required to adhere to the Constitution and law; not to respond to this coup which will throw Egypt back to the dark ages; and to maintain peaceful behaviors and avoid bloodshed.
[See additional video here, in Arabic]
For more MOrsi reaction, see Egyptian State Information Service, Morsi says legitimacy only guarantee to save Egypt.
