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| Hisham Qandil, youngest prime minister of Egypt, was also ousted by Army coup, File Photo |
In response to army chief Abdel Fatah El Sisi’s statement, Hisham Qandil, Former Egyptian prime minister, has condemnend army chief’s speech and defended ousted presidnet Mohammad Morsi.
Hisham Qandil said on YouTube, "This is my first statement since my resignation as prime minister following the military coup. But I have to make some points and defend president Morsi in his absence until he returns,”
Hisham Qandil further said, "The last time I saw General El-Sisi and President Morsi was on 2 July 2013 at the Republican Guards HQ. President Morsi told him to look after the Egyptian army because it is important to Egypt, the Arab world and Islam,"  |
| Egyptian Army Chief El-Sisi with Mohammd Morsi, File Photo |
In response to El-Sisi's accusing Mohammad Morsi by saying that before 3 July he (Sisli) had sent direct and indirect messages to Morsi via Qandil with suggestions on how to end the political crisis, including calling a presidential referendum, but Morsi had rejected them.
Hisham said "President Morsi did not reject it, he believed a referendum on his presidency should be held after parliamentary elections so there would not be a constitutional gap."
And the parliamentary elections were planned for September, Hisham added.
Hisham Qandil also denied El-Sisi's claim that Morsi had prior knowledge of statements issued by the army calling for political progress during the last period of his presidency.
"President Morsi did not know in advance about these statements and he was annoyed because he believed they were biased towards the opposition." (source; Ahram online)