Egypt Constitution Committee Submits Amendments

Egypt Constitution Committee Submits Amendments

A committee amending Egypt 's constitution ahead of parliamentary and presidential elections will meet the military council running the country on Saturday, to discuss the proposed amendments.

The 10 -member committee submits its final proposal on Thursday to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which it will meet on Saturday, at the end of the 10-day period it was given to draft the changes.

Amendments to be announced

The only Muslim Brotherhood member on the committee, Sobhi Saleh, told newsmen during the committee's final meeting that the constitutional amendment committee would announce those amendments after the meeting on Saturday.

The key amendments will dismantle the legal mechanisms which kept Hosni Mubarak and his ruling party in power for 30 years until an 18 -day uprising ousted him less than two weeks ago.

Speculation

Dismissing media report about the amendments, the Legal Adviser and committee member, Hatem Begatu said that the constitutional committee for amendments has not released any information about the proposal or the committee's achievements.

The military council running Egypt has promised to hold election in six months.

Before the election, the constitutional amendments would be the subject of a public debate followed by a referendum.

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