Lawyer Essam El-Eslamboli filed a lawsuit at the Administrative Court against the recently ratified amendments of the Judicial Authority Law, which modifies the way of appointing the heads of judicial bodies. According to Article 185 of the Constitution, the judicial authority is an independent authority, while the old Article 44 of the Judicial Authority Law stipulates that the heads of the judiciary councils are selected by judicial councils based on seniority and that the president only ratifies the councils’ selection of its most senior member. Despite their opposition to the recently approved Judicial Authority Law, the Administrative Prosecution Authority, the Supreme Judicial Council, and the State Council agreed on respecting the law and stated that they would not participate in a general assembly. Abdullah Kandil, the head of the Supreme Council of the Administrative Prosecution Authority, said that they still reject the law, but respect the parliament’s and the president’s stances. Also on Sunday, Egypt’s Supreme Judicial Council said that it accepts the amendments to the Judicial Authority Law and decided on three of the oldest judges to be sent to the presidency for final decision.

Source: Daily News Egypt May 01, 2017 14:37 UTC