CAIRO – For the past 176 days, Morsi’s backers have been staging rallies on an almost daily basis to denounce what they describe as the “military coup” against the elected president
Supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi staged an early morning protest in southern Cairo on Friday, ahead of planned rallies following the weekly prayers.
The morning protest in Helwan district aimed to confuse security forces, organizers said.
The National Alliance for the Defense of Legitimacy, Morsi’s main support bloc, plans mass rallies on Friday to protest a planned constitutional referendum set for mid-January.
On January 14 and 15, Egypt plans to hold a public referendum on a revised version of the 2012 constitution, which was suspended by the military following Morsi’s ouster this summer by the military.
The upcoming vote is the first phase of an army-imposed roadmap for post-Morsi political transition, which also includes parliamentary and presidential elections sometime next year.
For the past 176 days, backers of the ousted president have been staging rallies on an almost daily basis to denounce what they describe as the “military coup” against the elected leader and demand his reinstatement.
By Osama Hashim
