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Egypt's SCAF forms National Defence Council without revealing its duties The military council established a 'National Defence Council' which consists of members of diverse state institutions; no specific duties have been specified yet
Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has formed a National Defence Council, as announced on Thursday, 14 June, in the official state gazette, which publishes any new constitutional or legislative documents when they are issued. The formation of the council was not publicised by the SCAF. The SCAF, however, has yet to provide a description of the tasks that are or shall be assigned to the newly-constructed body, which does not have a precedent in recent Egyptian political history. The announcement of the National Defence Council came two days before the SCAF abruptly introduced an addendum to the military-authored March 2011 Constitutional Declaration, which, critics say, gives the military council unfettered powers and diminishes the role of the new president. The National Defence Council will include the following people: The President (Head of the National Defence Council) The Parliamentary Speaker The Head of the Cabinet of Ministers The Foreign Minister The Defence Minister The Military Production Minister The Interior Minister The Finance Minister The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces The Director of Egyptian General Intelligence The Chief Naval Commander The Air Force Commander The Commander of Air Defence Forces The Assistant Defence Minister The Chief of the Operations Authority of the Armed Forces The Chief of the Military Judiciary The Director of Military Intelligence and Reconnaissance
