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| Egypt PM denies businessmen, spy chief departure to escape Brotherhood rule |
| 2012-06-24 |
| [Al Ahram] Egypt's interim premier, Kamal El-Ganzouri, admonished journalists at a presser Saturday for "circulating rumours," strenuously denying recent media reports that prominent businessmen and governmental officials had fled Egypt out of fear the Moslem Brüderbund's presidential candidate, Mohamed Mursi, would assume power. Some media reports said that former vice president and spy chief Omar Suleiman ... Now former Vice president of Egypt. From 1993 until his appointment to that office in 2011 he was Minister without Portfolio and Director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate (EGID)... had travelled to the United Arab Emirates with his family closely following him. Many conjectured that Suleiman, who has always been at loggerheads with the Brotherhood and other Islamist forces, decided to leave the country in case Mursi assumed power. The same suspicions were raised relative to unnamed businessmen. When asked by a news hound to comment on these reports, El-Ganzouri described them as "lies," and called on journalists no to report unconfirmed news. "As citizens you should not repeat allegations that could harm the country," he stated in an angry tone. During the presser, El-Ganzouri, whose previous tenure as premier was under Mubarak, reiterated that his government will be relieved of its duties 30 June as the new president, set to be announced Sunday, will form a new cabinet. El-Ganzouri was appointed by the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) in December 2011. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Mursi (MB( just won the Presidency. Great job, Champ |
| Posted by: Frank G 2012-06-24 10:47 |