03 January 2013

Brotherhood leader: Calls to drop Constitution punishable by law

Muslim Brotherhood Secretary General Mahmoud Hussein denounced opposition calls to shelve the new constitution, warning that such calls were illegal.

"Such talk is punishable by law because the Constitution has been approved in a fair process," Hussein said.

In an interview on Al-Arabiya news channel Wednesday, Hussein rejected questions on the legitimacy of President Mohamed Morsy’s rule, hinting that authorities should take legal actions against those who raise them. [Egypt Independent] Read more