Egypt’s Morsi promotes army generals amid reported strains
Worldwide, Daily news | ankakh | April 12, 2013 17:37Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi promoted military commanders on Thursday in show of support for the army amid rumours of tensions between the Islamist leader and the once ruling generals.
The promotions come after the Egyptian press and Britian’s Guardian newspaper reported that a fact finding committee Morsi had appointed found evidence of military abuses during the 2011 revolt that ousted president Hosni Mubarak.
Morsi’s spokesman said in statement he promoted three major generals to lieutenant generals in a meeting with the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which was in charge after Mubarak’s ouster and before Morsi’s election last June.
Renewed tensions between Morsi and the military, now led by Colonel General Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, were reported in Egyptian press after the military called for dialogue between Morsi and his opposition after mass protests in December.
The presidency had denied the reports.
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