Hani Nour Eddin said that his party “will defend the second article of the (1971) constitution,” which stipulates that the principles of Sharia are the main source of legislation in the country..."

He said it.

From Al Arabiya March 27

We will insist on applying Sharia in Egypt, Islamist MP says

Egypt’s Construction and Development Party (CDP) “won’t give up the application of the Sharia [Islamic law]” in Egypt, an Egyptian MP representing the party told an Egyptian daily on Monday. CDP is the political party of Egypt’s al-Jamaa al-Islamiya.

Hani Nour Eddin said that his party “will defend the second article of the (1971) constitution,” which stipulates that the principles of Sharia are the main source of legislation in the country, Egypt’s al-Masry al-Youm quoted him as saying.

Nour Eddin said that there is no disagreement among Egyptian political powers over the second article of the constitution, adding that his party is open to suggestions that are in accordance with the principles of Sharia.

CDP has finalized a draft of the constitution to be introduced during the constituent assembly meetings, Nour Eddin said, adding that legal experts have contributed to the draft that the Shura Council of the group and its party leaders have made.

“We will respect all other points of view with the aim of drafting a constitution that embraces all Egyptians,” Nour Eddin added.

Al-Jamaa al-Islamiya engaged in armed confrontations with the government security forces in the 1990s, aiming to depose the Mubarak regime and establish an Islamic state. However, in the late 1990s, the group announced it would abandon its violent, jihadist ideology, and apologized for previous attacks that had killed hundreds of people.

“There is coordination between CDP, the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) and the Salafi Nour Party to reach a united vision shared with all political trends that goes also with the culture and identity of society,” he told the Egyptian daily.