The State Council general assembly decided to appoint judge Yehia Dakroury as head of the council for this legal year, which is contrary to the amendments made to the Judicial Authority Law by government and parliament. The amendments to the law grants President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi the right to select the head of each authority out of the three most senior ones nominated by the respective general assemblies. Previously, following the president’s ratification of the amendments, the judicial authorities said that they will respect it despite their opposition to it. Judicial bodies vehemently expressed their rejection of the law, believing that the new amendments violate the independence of the judiciary. However, following the law’s approval, these bodies stated that they will respect the law despite their opposition.

Source: Daily News Egypt May 13, 2017 16:52 UTC