“In the name of 22 million citizens, we declare that Mohammad Morsi is no longer the legitimate President of Egypt.” The protesters then appealed to “the institutions of the state, the army, the police, and the judiciary to side with the popular will.”
L’armée s’est aussi exprimée en lançant son propre ultimatum à Morsi : accéder aux exigences des manifestants ou accepter une solution militaire à la crise.