CAIRO: Egypt's military prosecution does not oppose freedom of opinion but it investigates the cases criminalized by military judicial law under the Egyptian Criminal Code, said the head of the Military Judiciary Authority, Judge Adel Mahmoud Morsi. In his statement, Morsi said one cannot deny the significant role of intellectuals who represented vital elements of their nations' lives. They are considered builders of social, political and cultural aspects, and thus the second article of constitutional declaration which was issued on March 30, 2011 stipulates every one has right to express his opinion by writing, saying or screening, Morsi added. Consequently, freedom of opinion is a right of every Egyptian citizen as long as it has objectivity, he said. According to the statement, using the media to announce threats or calls to organize military groups or militias aiming to carry out a series of assassinations surpasses the limitations of freedom of expression to insult and defame Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces through television channels, Facebook and Twitter. Thus, the perpetrator should be punished for his insulting according to the Criminal Law, said Morsi. The statement called upon all people to go to activist Asmaa Mahfouz's Facebook page to see whether her opinion is objective or criminalized by the law as her posts trigger violence in Egypt. "We are against all rumors which disturb public security. Individuals' opinion should be stopped if they criticized others' freedoma," said Morsi. Arabic here
