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| Egypt parliament limits future military trials | |
| 2012-05-07 | |
| CAIRO - EgyptÂ’s Islamist-dominated parliament is banning the countryÂ’s next president from sending civilians for trial by military tribunals. Hosni Mubarak, deposed as president in February 2011, used military courts to go after opponents, especially Islamists. EgyptÂ’s military, which took over from Mubarak, has sent more than 10,000 civilians to their own courts, including for criticizing the military. The measure approved Sunday refers to the president who would replace Mubarak. The first round of presidential elections is set for May 23-24. Even then, the military itself would still have the authority to refer civilians to military courts.
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| Posted by:Steve White |