Egypt military SCAF: "Prematurely announcing the results of the elections is creating political confusion." defends constitutional amendments.

Egypt military SCAF: "Prematurely announcing the results of the elections is creating political confusion." defends constitutional amendments.(BM).CAIRO: Egypt’s ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) said the Muslim Brotherhood’s premature announcement of the victory of their candidate Mohamed Morsi has caused political confusion and is to blame for the political instability in the country. “Prematurely announcing the results of the elections is the reason behind the political confusion we are going through,” the statement accused of the FJP party, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, in being behind the recent unrest in the country. The FJP and the group announced Morsi as the winner of the presidential election run-off held last weekend as early results appeared to give their candidate the victory. Military man and old regime loyalist Ahmed Shafiq, who is running against Morsi, has also claimed victory, doing so one day after the FJP announced their win. Shafiq was the jailed ousted president Hosni Mubarak’s last prime minister. SCAF issued the statement Friday at noon as Cairo’s Tahrir square was already receiving tens thousands of people to take part in the “Friday of Refusal of the Military Coup” where 15 political parties and groups called for a protest against the amendments that have expanded the council’s power over the country. SCAF defended its decision, saying it was important to bring about. “The new declaration [and] amendments are a necessity that was brought by the running of the affairs of the country in this critical period,” read the statement.Politicians, public figures and activists came out in a strong united voice against the declaration and protests in Tahrir have been non-stop since the announcement. “SCAF is only driven by the high interest of the nation and doesn’t work for personal gains,” SCAF said, defending itself against great internal criticism. But the statement, like many of the council’s, was tough worded and promised “vandalizers” a fierce response. “We will face any attempts to endanger private or public interests with great force through police and security forces,” said the statement.Hmmmm......Waiting for a 'scorching Arab Summer'.Read the full story here.