CAIRO, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Several leading Egyptian politicians on Thursday put forward proposals to resolve the country's ongoing crisis as the two rival camps in the country plan massive rallies for Friday.
Hesham Qandil, prime minister under ousted President Mohamed Morsi, suggested that all political detainees arrested after June 30 be released and that the authorities suspend the decision to freeze the assets of the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist leaders.
He also called for an independent fact-finding committee to probe the killings of over 50 people outside the Republican Guard Club and for permission to visit detained Morsi so as to learn about his health conditions.
Qandil also asked the two rival camps -- supporters and opponents of Morsi -- to stop attacking each other in the media.
As both camps vowed to stage massive rallies on Friday, Qandil asked protestors to stay at fixed locations instead of march in the street in order to avoid possible clashes.
Former presidential candidate Sellim al-Awaa also proposed a roadmap in a televised speech Thursday. He called for the immediate release of Morsi and the reopening of all Islamic broadcasting channels which were ordered to close after July 3 for allegedly inciting violence.
He said presidential duties should be handled by a consensus-based prime minister before things are ready for a presidential election within 90 days.
The Liberal Doustour party, headed by Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei, said in a statement that weapons possessed by all political factions should be confiscated and all political parties should exercise utmost self-control for the sake of national interests.
Meanwhile, Abdel Moneim abou-Fotouh, former vice president of the Muslim Brotherhood, called on all political parties to sit for dialogue without preconditions to resolve the current political stalemate.
Fotouh, who also heads the Strong Egypt party, said the army-backed roadmap should be put to a national referendum and that an early presidential election "is the first step for dignified exit for both Morsi and the army."
Army helicopters could be seen Thursday night hovering above the Rabia al-Adawiya Square, where Morsi-supporters have gathered for days.
In a statement released Thursday, the military urged protestors not to take weapons, or set fire, adding that the armed forces are keen to preserve the security of the country and its citizens, to combat murder, violence and aggression.
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