CAIRO — Egypt's interim president has formed a committee of legal experts to offer possible amendments to the country's constitution drafted by the government of Mohamed Morsi. The committee, created in a decree on Saturday issued by interim President Adly Mansour, comprises 10 members that include six judges and four constitutional law professors. The committee has 30 days to offer its amendments. A second committee, comprising 50 public figures including politicians, unionists and religious figures, then will have 60 days to review those amendments. After that, citizens will vote on the proposed amendments in a referendum, according to a military-backed timetable. Parliamentary elections are to follow. Egypt's constitution was suspended July 3 by the military following massive protests against president Mohamed Morsi, who was ousted by the military. – AP
