Cabinet rejects draft law to strip terrorists of nationality

Cabinet rejected a draft law proposed by MP Mostafa Bakry that aimed to strip convicted Egyptian terrorists of their nationality after with Justice Ministry spokesman Haitham Al-Baqli argued that the law would be unconstitutional, according to Ahram Online. According to Al-Baqli, article 53 of the 2014 constitution stipulates that all citizens are equal before the law and should not be discriminated against, “even in terms of penalties leveled against them.”