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Egypt parliament limits future military trials

May 7th, 2012

Egyptian protesters chant anti-ruling military council slogans during a rally demanding the release of fellow activists, detained during the army operation that dispersed a protest in front of the Ministry of Defense, in Cairo, Egypt Sunday, May 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)Egypt’s Islamist-dominated parliament on Sunday approved a ban on the country’s next president from sending civilians for trial by military tribunals, but preserving that power for the military itself.

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