Prosecution services have ordered a publication ban concerning investigations into accusations against a judge who allegedly asked a lady for a “sexual bribe” in return for judging in her favor in a lawsuit she had filed with him.
The decree bans reporting on the investigations via all audio, video, online and print media, either local or foreign.
The public prosecution filed a claim on Saturday evening accusing the head of a misdemeanor court in Nasr City, Ramy Abdel Hady, of demanding sexual favors in return for biased rulings in cases he presided over, according to judicial sources.
The Supreme Judicial Council approved the resignation submitted by the judge on Sunday morning, the sources added.
The claim filed by the public prosecution against the judge included the testimony of four people, among whom a woman who said the judge had tried to compel her to bribe him sexually a week earlier.
The accused judge had previously ruled in public opinion cases, including the acquittal of media host Ahmed Moussa in libel charges against Free Egyptians Party leader Ossama Ghazaly Harb and the head of the Central Auditing Organization, Hisham Geneina.
He had also rejected an appeal made by five female students over a five-year prison term and a fine of LE100,000 each.
Abdel Hady denied the charge in a phone call with Al-Masry Al-Youm on Sunday evening.
He also denied submitting his resignation, adding that he is being subjected to a smear campaign by the Muslim Brotherhood.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
