A spokesman for the Muslim Brotherhood contended Wednesday that the political crisis enveloping Egypt is no longer defined by a split between supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi.
Speaking by telephone on CNN from what has been described in the media as a “pro-Morsi rally” in Cairo, Gehad El-Haddad said that the political crisis now pits supporters of democracy against proponents of a military coup.
“It was a pro-Morsi, anti-Morsi issue about four or five days ago. This has changed now,” El-Haddad said. “We have anti-Morsi protesters with us now. They don’t believe military intervention is proper. It’s a democracy. You can’t go to the negotiation table…with guns and amunition and tanks.”
El-Haddad said that he is unaware of Morsi’s whereabouts and that “communication lines have been severed” with the embattled president.
