Public Prosecution
Update: Bassem Youssef released on LE15,000 bail
Egypt
March 31, 2013
Update: Bassem Youssef released on LE15,000 bail
TV host and prominent political satirist Bassem Youssef has been released on LE15,000 bail after reporting to the Public Prosecution’s…
Abdallah calls ruling nullifying his appointment ‘unconstitutional’
Egypt
March 30, 2013
Abdallah calls ruling nullifying his appointment ‘unconstitutional’
Hesham al-Qarmouty, attorney general of the supreme state security prosecution, said on behalf of Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah that a…
Verdict leaves prosecutor general post mired in ambiguity
Egypt
March 30, 2013
Verdict leaves prosecutor general post mired in ambiguity
The Cairo Court of Cassation ruling on Wednesday annulled the presidential decree appointing Talaat Abdallah as Egypt's prosecutor general, after…
Ex-Mubarak minister pays LE15 million back to state
Egypt
March 28, 2013
Ex-Mubarak minister pays LE15 million back to state
The Public Prosecution lifted a travel ban Thursday on former Industry and Trade Minister Rachid Mohamed Rachid after he repaid…
Responses to the ruling restoring former Prosecutor General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud
Egypt
March 27, 2013
Responses to the ruling restoring former Prosecutor General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud
Mostafa Doweidar, spokesperson for the Public Prosecution, has said that the ruling by the Cairo Appeals Court reinstating former…
Court orders former prosecutor general reinstated
Egypt
March 27, 2013
Court orders former prosecutor general reinstated
The Cairo Court of Appeals on Wednesday reinstated former Public Prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmoud to his post, annulling a decree…
Journalists Syndicate member snubs Public Prosecution
Egypt
March 26, 2013
Journalists Syndicate member snubs Public Prosecution
Journalists Syndicate Undersecretary Gamal Fahmy said he would not appear before the Public Prosecution to be interrogated over complaints he…
Breaking: Prosecutor orders release of activist Alaa Abdel Fattah
Egypt
March 26, 2013
Breaking: Prosecutor orders release of activist Alaa Abdel Fattah
A senior prosecutor ordered the release of political activist Alaa Abdel Fattah on Tuesday, saying he refused to cooperate with…
Prosecutors deny link between activist arrests and Morsy speech
Egypt
March 26, 2013
Prosecutors deny link between activist arrests and Morsy speech
A top judicial official on Monday has denied any links between the arrest warrants issued against anti-Muslim Brotherhood activists and…
UK hands over new info on smuggled funds
Egypt
March 23, 2013
UK hands over new info on smuggled funds
The British government has pledged to cooperate and to use its information and facilities for Egypt's request for legal and…