Monday Egypt's top prosecutor was killed by a car bomb. The response:
Egypt's Sisi warns of new crackdown against domestic 'enemies'
“The hand of justice is tied by laws,” an angry-looking Sisi said, speaking outside the landmark Cairo mosque where funeral prayers were held.
“We won’t wait on this. We will amend the laws in order for us to achieve justice.”
In his remarks,
Sisi hinted that a death sentence handed down against Morsi earlier in June could be expedited, though he did not mention the former president by name. Normally such capital cases take months or even years to wend their way through appeals and other delays.
“We are executing the law,” said the Egyptian leader. “If a death sentence is issued, then it will be carried out.” In addition to Morsi, hundreds of Brotherhood supporters and leaders have been sentenced to death, many of them in mass tribunals denounced by human rights groups and Western governments.