The advisory board of the Judges Club held a meeting Monday to discuss the repercussions of the new Judicial Authority law which was approved by the House of Representatives and ratified by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi last week, against the wishes of the State Council and Judges Club. Judicial sources told al-Masy al-Youm that the meeting will discuss the possibility of devising a new bill and ways to appeal against the new law which came into effect on Friday. Head of the Judges Club Mohamed Mansour said the main aim of the club's advisory meeting is consultation between judges and heads of regional clubs on the Judicial Authority law. The spokesman for the club, Judge Hazem Rasmy, said no statements or media briefings will follow today's meeting. 13 for the year 2017, published on Thursday evening in the Official Gazette, included amendments to the regulations of the Administrative Prosecution Authority, the Law of the State Commission, the Judicial Authority Law and the State Council Law.

Source: Egypt Independent May 01, 2017 13:52 UTC