Prosecutor General fights back, refuses Morsy’s decree

President Morsy (AFP file photo)

Prosecutor General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud refuses the decree issued by President Morsy on Thursday removing him from his post and appointing him as envoy to the Vatican. Mahmoud, in a statement issued Thursday night, denied claims that he resigned from his position and confirmed that according to Egypt’s judiciary law, the president does not have the authority to remove him.

Morsy’s decree came after Cairo  Criminal Court acquitted all those accused of killing protesters on 2 February 2011. Defendants were accused of organising attacks on Tahrir square in what is known as the Battle of the Camel.

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