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http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2012/12/201212584345620395.html Clashes in Cairo outside presidential palace Supporters of president Mohamed Morsi attack opposition activists staging a sit-in over controversial decree. Last Modified: 05 Dec 2012 16:20 Supporters and opponents of Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi fought outside the presidential palace in Cairo on Wednesday, with reports of injuries. A small group of opposition activists have been camped outside the palace since Tuesday night, when tens of thousands rallied against a controversial decree which gives Morsi near-absolute power. Supporters of the president marched to the palace on Wednesday and tore down the opposition's tents; witnesses said they threw stones and used clubs to attack demonstrators. Opposition protesters were driven away from the palace and fled down side streets. Morsi left the palace during Tuesday's protest, but was back at work the next morning, according to a spokesman. The violence escalates a two-week-old political standoff in Egypt, which began with Morsi's November 22 decree, which shielded his decisions from judicial oversight. The decree also barred the courts from dissolving the controversial 100-member constituent assembly which has been drafting a new constitution. A final draft of the document was sent to Morsi last week, and it is scheduled to face a public referendum on December 15. Critics say the draft does not protect the rights of women and minorities, and grants too much power to Egypt's military. 'There must be consensus' While protesters battled outside, vice president Mahmoud Mekki held a news conference inisde the palace and tried to calm the situation. He urged the opposition to rein in street protests, and said politcal groups could agree on a plan to amend contentious articles after a new parliament is elected in 2013. He called for "communication between political forces" on the document. "There must be consensus," he said. "There is real political will to pass the current period and respond to the demands of the public." But the offer - which Mekki described, anyway, as more of a trial balloon - is unlikely to win much support from Egypt's opposition, because it basically amounts to an informal promise to fix things in the future. The country's democratically-elected parliament was dissolved by court order this year, and new representatives will not be voted in until after the constitution is approved. Mekki also said the government will not delay the referendum - a key demand of the opposition - nor will Morsi revoke his decree. Amr Moussa, an opposition figure who placed fifth in the presidential election earlier this year, called on Morsi to make a "formal offer" for dialogue over the constitution. "We are ready when there is something formal, something expressed in definite terms. We will not ignore it, especially if there is something useful," Moussa told Reuters. CBC, a private Egyptian channel, reported that the Muslim Brotherhood is planning a "million-man" rally on Friday in support of the president, but the location is not yet confirmed. Source: Al Jazeera And Agencies ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
