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Morsi Tells Judges He Stands By Power Grab

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Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi told Egypt’s top judges Monday that he stands by his sweeping decrees that granted him new powers last week, the AP reports. Morsi’s decrees have set off protests across Egypt. 

Presidential spokesman Yasser Ali told reporters Monday that Mohammed Morsi assured the judges that the decrees did not in any way “infringe” on the judiciary.

 

Ali’s comments signaled Morsi’s resolve not to back down or compromise on the steps he announced Thursday, putting himself and a body writing a new constitution above the judiciary.

 

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