Army ousts Egypt's President Morsi
General Abdul Fattah al-Sisi makes the televised announcement
Egypt's
army has removed President Mohammed Morsi from power, suspended the
constitution and pledged new elections following mass protests.
The army chief announced the move in a TV address. The head
of the constitutional court is expected to be sworn in as interim leader
on Thursday.Mr Morsi's supporters denounced the move as a military coup and said he was being held in detention.
His opponents celebrated through the night in Cairo's Tahrir Square.
But officials from Mr Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood said its main rally in Cairo had come under attack by armed assailants and there were reports of deadly clashes elsewhere.
US President Barack Obama said he was "deeply concerned" by the latest turn of events and called for a swift return to civilian rule.
'Military coup' The military moved quickly after the TV address by army chief Gen Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, who said Mr Morsi, Egypt's first freely elected president, had "failed to meet the demands of the Egyptian people".
Analysis
In the elections that followed the Arab uprisings of 2011, the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, and its offshoots across the region, did extremely well. That was because it was well organised, with a reputation for honesty, and took advantage of the failure of secular parties to organise themselves.
But now the Egyptian army has inflicted a serious blow on the Muslim Brotherhood. One question is whether the Brotherhood will be forced back underground, as it was when it was banned in the years before 2011.
The Brotherhood foreswore violence many years ago. But there are jihadist groups in Egypt that have not. The army has calculated it can handle any trouble. But it is playing for high stakes - the future of Egypt.
Military vehicles were seen fanning out across the capital.
Muslim Brotherhood media spokesman Gehad el-Haddad told the
BBC that Mr Morsi had been put under house arrest and the "entire
presidential team" was in detention.Mr Haddad's father, senior Morsi aide Essam el-Haddad, and Saad al-Katatni, head of the Brotherhood's political wing, were among those held.
State-run al-Ahram newspaper reported that arrest warrants had been issued for 300 leaders and members of the Muslim Brotherhood.
TV stations belonging to the Brotherhood went off air at the end of Gen Sisi's speech and state news agency Mena said managers at the movement's Misr25 channel had been arrested.
Mr Haddad said a crowd of some 2,000 Morsi supporters had been shot at by men in civilian dress with machine guns at the main Brotherhood rally.
A notice on Mr Morsi's Facebook page denounced the army for its "military coup".
The statement asked Egyptian citizens - both civilians and military - to "abide by the constitution and the law and not to respond to this coup".
But a number of clashes were reported in several Egyptian cities. At least 10 people were said to have been killed in the coastal cities of Alexandria and Marsa Matrouh, as well as in the southern city of Minya.
In Tahrir Square, thousands of anti-Morsi protesters celebrated with fireworks and honking car horns.
One protester, Omar Sherif, told Agence France-Presse: "It's a new historical moment. We got rid of Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood."
'Roadmap' The army's move to depose the president followed four days of mass street demonstrations against Mr Morsi and an ultimatum issued by the military which expired on Wednesday afternoon.
Gen Sisi said in his speech that the armed forces could not stay silent and blind to the call of the Egyptian masses.
Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Gehad el-Haddad says the pro-Morsi camp in Cairo has been attacked
He is scheduled to be sworn in as head of state at 10:00 (08:00 GMT).
After Gen Sisi's address, both Pope Tawadros II - the head of the Coptic Church - and leading opposition figure Mohammed ElBaradei made short televised speeches about the new roadmap for Egypt's future which they had agreed with the army.
Mr ElBaradei said the roadmap aimed for national reconciliation and represented a fresh start to the January 2011 revolution.
"This roadmap has been drafted by honourable people who seek the interests, first and foremost, of the country," added Pope Tawadros.
Opposition leader and former Arab League chief Amr Moussa told AFP news agency that consultations for a government and reconciliation "will start from now".
Reacting to the army announcement, President Obama said he hoped to see a quick restoration of a democratically elected government in Egypt.
He ordered a review of US foreign aid to Egypt which by US law must be suspended in the event an elected leader is deposed by a military coup.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also voiced his concern, appealing for calm and restraint in Egypt.
Sinking economy Mr Morsi became Egypt's first Islamist president on 30 June 2012, after winning an election considered free and fair following the 2011 revolution that toppled Hosni Mubarak.
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The fact is the Obama administration won't be tremendously disappointed by what has happened”
However his term in office was marred by constant political unrest and a sinking economy.
The mass protests at the weekend that led to the army's
intervention were called by the Tamarod (Rebel) movement, in response to
worsening social and economic conditions.But there has been a growing sense of discontent since last November, when Mr Morsi issued a controversial constitutional declaration granting himself extensive powers.
His moves to entrench Islamic laws and concentrate power in the hands of the Muslim Brotherhood also alienated liberals and secularists
मिस्र: सेना ने मुर्सी से सत्ता छीनी, संविधान निलंबित
गुरुवार, 4 जुलाई, 2013 को 07:07 IST तक के समाचार
मिस्र की सेना के प्रमुख ने देश
का संविधान निलंबित कर राष्ट्रपति मोहम्मद मुर्सी को पद से हटा दिया है.
जनरल अल-सीसी ने घोषणा की है कि देश के राष्ट्रपति की शक्तियां अब मुख्य
न्यायाधीश के पास होंगी.
राष्ट्रीय टेलीविज़न पर जारी अपने संदेश में जनरल
अब्देल फ़तह अल-सीसी ने कहा कि नए राष्ट्रपति के चुनाव होने तक अंतरिम
सरकार का काम मुख्य न्यायाधीश संभालेंगें.इसबीच अमरीकी राष्ट्रपति बराक ओबामा ने कहा है कि वह ताज़ा घटनाक्रम को लेकर "बेहद चिंचित" हैं और उन्होंने जल्द से जल्द नागरिक शासन बहाल करने की उम्मीद जताई है.
ओबामा ने मिस्र को मिलने वाली अमरीकी सहायता की समीक्षा करने के लिए भी कहा है. अमरीकी क़ानून के मुताबिक़ जनता के ज़रिए चुने गए नेता को सेना के ज़रिए अपदस्थ करने की स्थिति में मिस्र को मिलने वाली अमरीकी सहायता रोक दी जाती है.
क्लिक करें तस्वीरों में देखिए: मिस्र में सैन्य तख्ता पलट
सत्तारूढ़ मुस्लिम ब्रदरहुड ने सेना के क़दम को तख्तापलट की संज्ञा दी है. अपने फ़ेसबुक पेज पर मोहम्मद मुर्सी ने सेना के कदम को तख्तापलट करार दिया है. उनके समर्थकों और पार्टी सहयोगियों ने जनता के विरोध के सामने झुकने से इनकार कर दिया है.
दूसरी ओर पूरे मिस्र में सरकार और विपक्ष के समर्थकों द्वारा जारी प्रदर्शनों के दौरान रात भर झड़पें जारी रहीं. काहिरा विश्वविद्यालय में हुए प्रदर्शन में कम से कम 16 मुर्सी समर्थकों के मारे जाने की ख़बर है.
इससे पहले सेना ने चेतावनी दी थी कि मुर्सी को 'लोगों की माँगें माननी चाहिए' या फिर सैन्य हस्तक्षेप के लिए तैयार रहें. मुर्सी ने वो चेतावनी ख़ारिज कर दी. सेना की ओर से दी जाने वाली मियाद दो बजकर तीस मिनट पर समाप्त हो गई.
मुर्सी ने एक बार फिर दोहराया कि वह इस्तीफ़ा नहीं देंगे लेकिन काहिरा में उनकी मौजूदगी को लेकर अलग-अलग ख़बरें हैं. मुर्सी के समर्थकों ने सोशल मीडिया पर सेना की कार्रवाई को तख्तापलट बताया है
रोडमैप का एलान जल्द
राष्ट्रीय टेलीविज़न ने ख़बर दी है कि सेना के राजनीतिक रोडमैप का एलान अल-अज़हर विश्वविद्यालय के शेख करेंगे. उनके साथ इस एलान के दौरान कॉप्टिक चर्च के प्रमुख और विपक्षी नेता मोहम्मद अल बारादेई भी होंगे. अल-अज़हर को मिस्र का सबसे ज़्यादा प्रतिष्ठित इस्लामी संस्थान माना जाता है.ख़बरें हैं कि तीनों की फ़ौजी नेताओं से बातचीत चल रही है. राष्ट्रीय समाचार एजेंसी ने स्थानीय मीडिया की उन ख़बरों की पुष्टि की है जिसमें योजना के तहत नए राष्ट्रपति और संसद के चुनाव से पहले कुछ वक़्त तक संक्रमण का वक़्त रहने की बात कही गई है.
इस्लामी एजेंडा थोपने का आरोप
राष्ट्रपति मुर्सी ने मंगलवार रात टेलीविजन पर अपने संबोधन में कहा कि वह पारदर्शी तरीके से निष्पक्ष चुनाव के ज़रिए देश के राष्ट्रपति चुने गए हैं और वह मरते दम तक अपने संवैधानिक पद की रक्षा करेंगे.
राष्ट्रपति मुर्सी के भाषण के बाद सेना की ओर से सामाजिक मीडिया वेबसाइट फेसबुक पर एक संदेश 'फाइनल ओवर यानी अंतिम घंटे' प्रकाशित किया गया.
महत्वपूर्ण है कि विपक्षी आंदोलन तमारुद यानी विद्रोही ने सोमवार को अल्टीमेटम जारी किया था कि अगर राष्ट्रपति मुर्सी स्थानीय समय के अनुसार मंगलवार की शाम पांच बजे तक सत्ता से अलग नहीं हुए तो उनके खिलाफ सविनय अवज्ञा आंदोलन चलाया जाएगा.
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