The dictatorial constitutional declaration…the “straw” that broke the back of the “Brotherhood”
After January 25, 2011, Egypt witnessed turning points in its political history, the most notable of which was the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsi assuming power. The Egyptian people quickly revolted against the rule of the “terrorist group” Because of the unacceptable practices that violate the law and the Constitution, which they committed and threatened national security, the most prominent of which was the Constitutional Declaration granting him absolute powers, in addition to the group’s launching of its members to attack peaceful demonstrators in front of the Federal Council, as experts and politicians confirmed that the Constitutional Declaration issued by “Morsi” In November 2012, it marked a turning point in the Muslim Brotherhood’s rule, as it revealed the group’s intentions to seize and monopolize power, granting the president absolute powers and protecting his decisions from being challenged before the judiciary in a clear disregard for the principle of separation of powers and the values of democracy. In addition, the announcement reflected the group’s vision of the state. As part of a global organization that transcends national sovereignty, and seeks to undermine national institutions in favor of its own system, which led to the escalation of popular and political protests against the rule of the Brotherhood.
For his part, Naji said Al-Shehabi, head of the Democratic Generation Party, said that the Brotherhood’s constitutional declaration, which monopolized power in the hands of their representative in the Ittihadiya Palace, who presides over the republic in the name of the Guidance Office, confirmed to the people the falsity of the slogans of freedom and democracy, which they raised and blackmailed others with, and that these slogans are to pave their way to ruling the country, pointing out that This announcement made clear their disregard for the rulings of the judiciary.
Al-Shehabi continued: “The terrorist Brotherhood was They have an insistence on controlling the aspects of the Egyptian state and the judiciary, and they presented four draft laws amending the laws regulating the judiciary, praising the great role played by the Egyptian opposition in the Shura Council, which had a role in imprisoning the draft laws presented by the Freedom and Justice Party, the political arm of the Brotherhood. The Construction and Development Party, the political arm of the Islamic Group, resisted these projects to amend the laws pertaining to the judiciary and were able to mobilize representatives of the civil movement to reject these amendments.
Hisham stated. Abdel Aziz, head of the Reform and Ennahda Party, said that the Egyptian people’s revolution against the rule of the Brotherhood on June 30 was the result of wrong political accumulations undertaken by the group during its period in power, which revealed clear shortcomings in its management of the state and the constitutional declaration that monopolized the powers was in the hands of “Morsi”. ; It served as the starting spark that demonstrated the group’s desire to monopolize power. He continued: “The peaceful protests were met with the use of force, which increased the state of tension between the people and the group. Instead of containing the crisis and listening to the demands of the Egyptians, the organization resorted to policies that reinforce division and deepen the gap between it and the political and societal forces, and the emergence of a bloc of political forces under the umbrella of the “Front.” Rescue” He developed a common vision for Egypt’s future away from the rule of the Brotherhood and the emergence of the “rebellion” movement, which collected millions of signatures to withdraw confidence from the president, indicating that the June 30 revolution was not just a political movement or a popular protest, but rather a real uprising to restore the Egyptian state and its national identity. Which was almost lost under the rule of the Brotherhood.
Raymond Naji, member of the Political Bureau and head of the Media Center of the Egyptian Party, confirmed Al-Ahrar said that the popular revolution against the terrorist Brotherhood on June 30, 2013 was the result of several factors, most notably the attempts of that group to destroy the Egyptian identity, as well as their cooperation and intelligence with the agencies of foreign countries, and that stage was a “year of loss.” To Egypt, where the country witnessed an unprecedented deterioration in all fields, as the Brotherhood worked to control the joints of the state, and entered the country into a dark tunnel of economic and political collapse.
He added, that the Brotherhood was not limited to undermining state institutions. Rather, they committed heinous crimes, such as the attack on St. Mark’s Cathedral, the attack on mosques and churches, and the siege of the Constitutional Court, in addition to their attempts to impose the “Supplementary Constitutional Declaration” Which was directed to serve their interests.
Mounir Adeeb, a researcher in the affairs of Islamic movements, said that the experience of the terrorist group’s rule in Egypt was a blatant example of the idea of “no state.” which the group tried to impose, and the constitutional declaration issued by the deposed Mohamed Morsi in November 2012 was a clear embodiment of this idea, as it monopolized the executive, legislative and judicial powers in one hand, which was considered a clear aggression against the constitution and the will of the Egyptian people.
He added. Adeeb: “The declaration was a reflection of the group’s vision of the state as part of a global organization that transcends national borders and does not recognize the concept of national sovereignty or separation of powers. The Brotherhood’s goal was clear, which is The replacement of national institutions with a system affiliated with their organization, without any opposition, which led to the escalation of protests that culminated in the Ittihadiya Palace events, and the peaceful demonstrations were met with repression and violence by supporters of the terrorist group.
Adeeb stressed that these obsessive policies pushed the forces political bloc in the “National Salvation Front”, which became a unified voice to oppose the rule of the Brotherhood. At the same time, a movement was launched “rebellion” which gathered millions of signatures to withdraw confidence from Morsi and hold early presidential elections and ultimately culminated in the revolution of June 30, 2013, with the overthrow of the Muslim Brotherhood’s rule and the return of the Egyptian state to its position and sovereignty.
Tariq Al-Bashbishi, a researcher in the affairs of Islamic movements, said: The Constitutional Declaration revealed the group’s intentions to seize and monopolize power, by granting Morsi himself absolute powers, which sparked widespread popular anger and ignited a spark. Protests against the rule of the Brotherhood.
He added: “The Constitutional Declaration was a shock to the Egyptian people, as it practically abolished the principle of separation of powers, protected the president’s decisions from appeal before the judiciary, and showed a clear disregard for state institutions and the foundations of democracy in a step that reflects… The mentality of domination and control that the group has adopted since it came to power, pointing out that the Constitutional Declaration was the straw that broke the Brotherhood’s back after the accumulation of the group’s political mistakes since it came to power, from their attempts to change Egypt’s civil identity. To their support for hostile projects, and made themselves a tool for implementing foreign agendas.
He stressed that June 2013 came as the peak of popular anger against the terrorist group, and the Egyptians realized that the continuation of this group in power meant a dark future, so they rose up in defense of their identity. And their homeland was in one of the greatest human revolutions, to wrest their country from the grip of a tyrannical organization that was seeking to turn Egypt into a tool to serve its own projects.
