Council of State judge bypassed by El Sisi files formal petition against president’s decision

Council of State Judge Yehia El Dakroury filed a formal petition to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Monday objecting to the fact that he had been bypassed as a nominee for the judicial body’s top post, Al Shorouk reports. El Sisi appointed Ahmed Aboul Azm as the head of Maglis Al Dawla (Council of State) last week instead of El Dakroury, after judges attempted in May to protest controversial amendments to the Judicial Authorities Act by submitting only one instead of three nominees for the job. El Dakroury said last week that he was planning to take legal action to overturn El Sisi’s decision.