The decision by the minister of justice to authorize military intelligence and military police officers and NCOs the power to arrest civilians suspected of having committed crimes has raised hue and cry among political and revolutionary movements that announced their rejection while some law and constitution experts termed it as “legal and necessary”.

Seventeen rights organizations on Thursday (June 14) submitted a legal challenge before the State Council demanding reversal. [Author Not Mentioned, al-Ahrām, June 15, p. 1] Read text in Arabic