Egypt army arrest power suspended

The ruling comes after the court in question reviewed an appeal filed by 17 rights groups against the decree passed on June 13.

The ruling Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF), which took control after the former dictator Hosni Mubarak was ousted in February 2011, has raised public fears that , it will not keep its pledge of handing over power to a civilian government.

The fears dramatically hiked days before the country’s runoff presidential elections when SCAF issued an amended constitutional document following its dissolution of the parliament and handed itself legislative powers as well as full control over the budget.

The amended version of the constitutional document, first issued in March 2011, says no election for a new parliament can be held until a permanent constitution is written. It also gives the ruling generals veto power over the text of any new constitution.

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