Churches consider withdrawal from Constituent Assembly
MENA Wed, 13/06/2012 - 17:19
http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/churches-consider-withdrawal-constituent-assembly

Reverend Andre Zaki, vice president of the Anglican Church in Egypt, has
said that Egyptians, especially Christians, were disappointed by the
selection of the Constituent Assembly.

“The Islamists are trying to dominate it, just like they did with the first
assembly that was disbanded by a court ruling,” Zaki said.

He said the church is consulting with Al-Azhar about the possibility of
withdrawing from the assembly in the next few hours.

“The assembly ignored intellectuals, scholars and legal experts,” he said. ”And
the representation of Christians and women is weak.”

“This assembly goes against Egyptians’ aspirations for a modern constitution
that represents all segments of society,” he added.

Zaki said the way out of this impasse is for the military council to issue a
complementary constitutional declaration that determines the criteria for
the assembly, away from the parliamentary majority.

Edited translation from MENA