Council of State judge Yehia El Dakroury appeals presidential decision to bypass him

Egyptian Council of State (Maglis El Dawla) judge Yehia El Dakroury has filed a formal appeal against the presidential decree that bypassed him as head of the Maglis, Al Mal reports. President Abdel Fattah El Sisi had appointed Ahmed Aboul Azm as head of the judicial body, despite El Dakroury being the only nominee for the post. The judges had presented one instead of three nominees for the job to protest the controversial Judicial Authorities Act.