judges
Judge considering Shafiq corruption case accused of corruption
Egypt
February 24, 2013
Judge considering Shafiq corruption case accused of corruption
Head of the Supreme Judicial Council Mohamed Momtaz ordered investigations over a report filed by two lawyers of bribery against…
Former MP released following judiciary defamation investigations
Egypt
January 30, 2013
Former MP released following judiciary defamation investigations
A judge has released a former MP after summoning him as part of an ongoing investigation over the alleged defamation…
Minister vows to resolve judicial impasse
Egypt
December 24, 2012
Minister vows to resolve judicial impasse
Justice Minister Ahmed Mekky on Monday said he is sad to see sieges, sit-ins and demonstrations outside courts, as well…
Commission investigates charges against referendum voting
Egypt
December 17, 2012
Commission investigates charges against referendum voting
The High Judicial Elections Commission has started investigating complaints filed about the first stage of the constitutional referendum, which took…
Demonstrators prevent SCC head from entering court
Egypt
December 16, 2012
Demonstrators prevent SCC head from entering court
Demonstrators in front of the Supreme Constitutional Court prevented court head Maher al-Beheiry from entering on Sunday, as they blocked…
Update: Woman shot dead in Gharbiya following voting scuffles
Egypt
December 15, 2012
Update: Woman shot dead in Gharbiya following voting scuffles
Voting has started on Saturday morning for the referendum on the constitution draft in 10 governorates. The voting is set to…
Update: Morsy issues official law staggering referendum vote
Egypt
December 12, 2012
Update: Morsy issues official law staggering referendum vote
President Mohamed Morsy has issued a law officially dividing the referendum on the constitution into two stages, according to MENA.…
Assiut Judges Club votes against supervising constitutional referendum
Egypt
December 10, 2012
Assiut Judges Club votes against supervising constitutional referendum
The Assiut Judges Club voted against supervising the upcoming constitutional referendum, scheduled for Saturday, during an emergency general assembly meeting…
Majority of judges won’t supervise referendum, Judges Club head says
Egypt
December 4, 2012
Majority of judges won’t supervise referendum, Judges Club head says
Ahmed al-Zend, president of the Judges Club, said on Tuesday the vast majority of judges and prosecutors will decline to…
Jihad organization accuses judges of implementing ‘Zionist’ scheme
Egypt
December 4, 2012
Jihad organization accuses judges of implementing ‘Zionist’ scheme
The Safety and Development Party, the political arm of the Islamic Jihad Organization, demanded that President Mohamed Morsy refer the…