Gov’t summons ambassador over Hegazy statement

The Foreign Ministry summoned the ambassadors of the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, and Canada yesterday, according to Reuters. The Foreign Ministry said the criticism from the five Western countries regarding the ongoing detention of human rights lawyer Ibrahim Metwaly Hegazy was “a blatant and unacceptable interference in domestic affairs and the work of the judiciary. … It is unfortunate that such a statement would be issued from countries that call for respecting rule of law and the principles of separation of powers.”