Egypt court says military cannot arrest civilians

In this photo released by Middle East News Agency, the Egyptian official news agency, caretaker Prime Minister Kamal el-Ganzouri, left, shakes hands with newly elected President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, June 25, 2012. Morsi met with the military-backed Prime Minister el-Ganzouri, who resigned Monday and was asked to head a caretaker government until Morsi nominates a new one. The election of an Islamist president in Egypt is turning longstanding U.S. policy in the Mideast inside out. The Obama administration is relieved that the candidate who represents three decades of close partnership with the United States was beaten by an Islamic fundamentalist. (AP Photo/Middle East News Agency, HO)An Egyptian court suspended on Tuesday a government decision allowing military police and intelligence to arrest civilians, a setback for the country's military rulers after the decree drew an outcry from opponents who accused them of trying to impose martial law.


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