Judges agree that pleading their case to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi may be the best course of action

Judges Club heads from across the country agreed to resign the fate of the controversial amendments to the judicial code adopted by Parliament to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, AMAY reports. The Club’s 22 branch leaders, who met in Cairo on Wednesday to coordinate a joint response, issued a statement objecting to the amendments — which give the president rather than the judiciary the right to elect judicial leaderships. Club Head Mohamed Abdel Mohsen will be scheduling a meeting with El Sisi to press for their demands that the House roll back the amendments. Judges at the Council of State have also called for a meeting on Saturday to further deliberate on the matter. Tape here for the full statement, courtesy of Al Shorouk.