FACTS ABOUT THE NEW DECREES:
•President says new decree is aimed at 'cleansing state institutions'
•Decree allows president to appoint public prosecutor for a four-year term
•Morsi gave himself power to enact any law he wants
•Morsi's decree effectively sacks the current prosecutor general, which means no authority can revoke any presidential decisions
•Morsi has ordered the retrial of officials linked to killing of protesters
•Morsi's decree to remain in force until a new parliament is elected
•Parliament canmot be elected until a new constitution is in place
•Morsi also extended the timeline for drafting the new constitution
•Morsi says he has to have absolute power to protect the revolution
•Critics have compared Morsi 's move to Hosni Mubarak's autocratic ways and denounced the move as a 'coup against legitimacy'
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