Several Egyptian MPs in the disbanded upper house of parliament have refused to accept the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi, the country's first democratically elected leader, in a military coup.

Speaking at a public rally organized by the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo on Saturday, some two dozen members of the Shura Council demanded the army reinstate Morsi, and called on other legislatures across the world not to recognize Egypt’s new military-appointed administration.

They rejected the legality of any action taken following what they called a military coup d’état against the elected president -- including the dissolution of their parliament.

The Shura Council MPs said in a statement, published by the Muslim Brotherhood's website, that the Shura Council's dissolution was illegal and claimed to have held a session at the rally in Cairo.

"We affirm that Egypt’s constitution is still in effect, and that the military council can’t halt the constitution which the Egyptian people agreed upon in a fair and free referendum," said the statement.


The MPs also said that the military has been attempting to restore a "corrupt and dictatorial" regime.

In a televised speech late on July 3 night, Egyptian army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced that Morsi, a former leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood, was no longer in office and declared that the head of the Supreme Constitutional Court, Adly Mahmoud Mansour, had been appointed as the new interim president of Egypt. The army also suspended the constitution.

Army officials said ousted President Morsi, who took office in June 2012, was being held “preventively” by the military and might face formal charges over accusations made by his opponents.

On July 4, Mansour was sworn in as interim president.

On July 5, the interim president dissolved the Shura Council by decree.

On July 5, Muslim Brotherhood supreme leader Mohammed Badie said the coup against Morsi is illegal and millions will remain on the street until he is reinstated as president.

Badie vowed to "complete the revolution" that toppled the Western-backed regime of former Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak in 2011.

The Egyptians launched the revolution against the pro-Israeli regime on January 25, 2011, which eventually brought an end to the 30-year dictatorship of Mubarak on February 11, 2011.