Judges call Sunday meeting to discuss amendments to the judicial code

Judges at the Council of State have called for a meeting on Saturday to discuss their objection to amendments to the judicial code that had been hastily approved by the House of Representatives on Monday, reportedly without prior consultations with any judicial authorities, Al Mal says. The amendments, among other things, would give the president the power to appoint the head of the Court of Cassation and the head of the Supreme Judicial Council, a power that currently rests with the judiciary.