Egypt

Ex-head of Judges Club referred to Judicial Disciplinary Council

Counselor Zakaria Abdel Aziz, ex-head of the Judges Club, was referred to Judicial Disciplinary Council over violence charges, according to MENA.

Abdel Aziz is accused of inciting violence and participating in storming the headquarters of State Security in Nasr City.

Last week an Egyptian disciplinary court ordered 41 judges into compulsory retirement on Saturday for supporting the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, judicial sources said, the latest move in a sweeping crackdown on political dissent, according to Reuters.

The government has implemented a harsh crackdown on Islamists as well as secular political opponents since then army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi in July 2013 following mass protests against his rule.

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