Prime Minister Sherif Ismail confirmed on Saturday that a government committee will amend the Protest Law, after the Constitutional Court ruled that various articles of the law were contrary to the Constitution, state-run newspaper Al-Ahram reported. The Constitutional Court made a number of declarations regarding the law, and has said that these recommendations will be published in the state’s official newspaper. In the court ruling, the Constitutional Court declared Article 10 unconstitutional. The Protest Law was issued in late November 2013 by interim president Adly Mansour. The Protest Law has been condemned and criticised by multiple international and local non-governmental organisations, who say that thousands have been detained for protesting and are currently serving harsh prison sentences.

Source: Daily News Egypt December 04, 2016 14:58 UTC