Sub syndicates of the Lawyers Syndicate located across Egypt’s governorates are called upon to join the strike. On 12 March, the Minya Criminal Court handed five-year prison sentences to seven lawyers and ordered the retrial of two others. Aside from the syndicate’s decision, a number of independent lawyers have already started an open-ended strike in front of all criminal courts present in their governorate. The judge filed a lawsuit against the lawyers, accusing them of not respecting the judicial system and of preventing him from performing his work. The lawyers are facing charges for insulting judges and the judicial system as a whole.

Source: Daily News Egypt March 18, 2017 13:41 UTC