Reports have emerged that Egypt's parliament has briefly
reconvened, despite the country's Supreme Constitutional Court's
decision to dissolve the assembly. Egypt's new President
Mohammed Morsi ordered the assembly to meet in defiance of the
ruling.
Just days ago, Egypt's Supreme Council
of the Armed Forces (SCAF) said the decision to dissolve the parliament
must be upheld. The military closed parliament last month after the
Supreme Court ruling.
Analyst speculate that this could be the first real
confrontation between the military and the new president since he was
sworn in a week ago.
Speaker Saad al-Katatni said that by holding
the assembly, MPs were not contradicting the ruling "but looking at a
mechanism for the implementation of the ruling of the respected court.
There is no other agenda today".
MPs approved Katatni's proposal that the parliament seek legal
advice from a high appeals court on how to implement the Supreme
Court's decision. He then adjourned the session.
Sources: BBC News, Reuters, Bloomberg
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