Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Brotherhood considers granting military immunity to prosecution



Al-Masry Al-Youm

"The Muslim Brotherhood is not against granting the Egyptian armed forces immunity to prosecution over the killing of protesters during December’s clashes in downtown Cairo, provided that other political forces agree with the move, said Brotherhood spokesman Mahmoud Ghazlan.

“We do not mind, so long as this facilitates the hand-over of power [to the M.B. that is!],” he said in a phone interview with the private satellite channel Dream TV on Monday.

“We should not talk of a safe departure for the military council, as this humiliates the military establishment,” he said. “We should talk about giving the military immunity.”

Asked whether such a deal with the military would be considered improper, Ghazlan said: “Choosing less damage is permissible.”

The issue of oversight over the army is a central issue in political debates......"

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