CAIRO: Spokesman for the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Mahmoud Ghezlan today accused “some hands” of inciting violence in Tahrir Square today between demonstrators and security forces. He claimed such forces are attempting to torpedo the upcoming parliamentary elections. “I do not think these incidents will affect the elections even though I believe that was the intention behind the incitement of chaos,” Ghezlan told Youm7. “A sit-in is a constitutionally-protected right of the people so long as it does not harm civilians or attack state institutions,” Ghezlan continued. “The forcible removal of protestors is unacceptable.” The spokesman said that the recent amendments to the constitutional principles document drafted by Deputy Egyptian Prime Minister Ali el-Selmy marked a “positive step,” but claimed that items nine and ten in the document are weak and must also be amended. Ghezlan also criticized the process by which the constituent assembly – which will draft the new constitution – will be elected. He said that securing the two-third requirement of the People's Assembly will be extremely challenging given the number of different political movements expected to gain seats in the new parliament. The most significant amendment is the removal of the paragraph that gave complete authority to the military to draft its budget, Ghezlan said. In addition, the removal of the provision giving power to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) to veto any constituent assembly decision is a step in the right direction, he added.