The comes in the wake of the recent amendments to the Judicial Authority law, ratified by Sisi on Friday, which gives the President the right to choose the head of each judicial body out of three deputies nominated by the General Assembly of the body. The newly-passed law is contrary to the old system, whereby the head of an authority would be appointed according to absolute seniority. Informed sources in the State Council said the meeting held between the Supreme Council and the board of the Judges Club agreed on the necessity of coordinating following the issuance of the law, in light of anger among the State Council judges as well as out of the respect for the Council. Massoud’s term, according to the sources, will end on July 19, which means there will not be any legal violations. Meanwhile, the Supreme Council of the Sdministrative Prosecution Authority, headed by Ali Rizq, submitted on Saturday names of three deputies to the President to succeed him starting July.

Source: Egypt Independent April 30, 2017 10:41 UTC