CAIRO: The former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Nobel Laureate Mohamed ElBaradei lashed out at the demonstrations in front of Egypt's top court on Sunday, saying there is “a great difference between democracy and demagoguery.” It came as hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood protesters and supporters of President Mohamed Morsi blocked the entrance to the Supreme Constitutional Court in an effort to force away judges who had been scheduled to rule on the legality of the constituent assembly that drafted the constitution and the Upper House of Parliament. The session was postponed as a result of the demonstrations. ElBaradei, the founder of the al-Dostour Party said on his personal Twitter account: “You talk about the authority of the state and the independence of the judiciary system, then you surround and threaten the Constitutional Court.” He added: “Which state are you talking about, and which authority do flaunt about?” Under conservative pressure and the blockage of the building, the head of the Constitutional Court decided to postpone the case calling for the disposal of the constitutional committee and the Shura Council's elections, to a yet unscheduled date. Pro-Mohamed Morsi supporters forcibly prevented the judges and the legal commission from entering the building. Supreme Court judge Tahany al-Gibaly told local media that she and other judges received death threats from unknown individuals prior to Sunday's session. The news upset many Egyptians, who saw it as an angry mob-like action against the judiciary system.
