Mursi’s Decrees Don’t Threaten Egyptian Courts: Official
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Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi told the country’s top judges that decrees granting himself more powers won’t infringe on the judiciary, his spokesman said.
Mursi said that the judiciary must remain independent and only “sovereign” decisions he takes would be immune to judicial review, spokesman Yasser Ali told reporters after the meeting, without providing further details. The Nov. 22 decrees triggered some of the biggest demonstrations since last year’s uprising against Hosni Mubarak,