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Latest in Tag: court

Protest to protect Egypt’s judges
Political groups and parties plan to hold overnight protest outside Supreme Constitutional Court

6 April, latest on presidency’s blacklist
Three members of 6 April youth movement on trial in Minya charged with insulting the president through the use of graffiti

Mubarak era minister acquitted
Other high profile cases were also postponed by Giza Criminal Court

Spain refuses extradition of Mubarak’s right-hand man
High Spanish court says Egypt cannot be trusted to treat Mubarak-era businessman fairly

Cassation court to decide Mubarak’s fate
The former Egyptian president and his interior minister could be retried with possibilities of increased or reduced sentences

Abdallah Badr calls for mass protest
Salafi TV anchor calls for mass protest in front of actors’ union

Sheikh Abdullah Badr sentenced for libel
Sheikh Badr has been known to use his television channel to attack many people in the past

Supreme Constitutional Court besieged again
Judges prevented from entering the highest constitutional court in the country for the second time in a fortnight

Saber sentenced to three years for blasphemy
Egyptian activist to spend three years in prison for questioning religion and role of clerics

Cases against decree passed on
Another judicial district will examine cases against constitutional declaration

Chaos in State Council as court postpones decree decision
Brotherhood supporters pleased with the postponement, opposition lawyers outraged

SCC postpones all work until further notice
Supreme Constitutional Court judges refuse to work amid protests

Controversial MP imprisoned
Sentenced to three-month imprisonment on indecency charges

Saber verdict due on 28 November
Defence lawyers argue prosecution evidence is faulty

Media controversy continues
Another TV anchor investigated, accused of “contempt of religion”

El-Adly and Nakhnoukh trials resumed
El-Adly accused of using security recruits in forced labour for his own benefit

Khaled Abdallah banned from TV
The controversial religious figure’s show suspended

Nile University case postponed again
Administrative court’s verdict due in November

Court releases final detainees from Cabinet clashes
Release coincides with the president’s expected mass pardon

Fact finding committee orders reopening of Mubarak case
The former president and his interior minister were tried over the incidents in Tahrir Square only, not over deaths all over Egypt

Ezz sentenced to seven years and ordered to pay over EGP 19 billion
Ahmed Ezz, one of the most prominent figures in the former regime, has been convicted of money laundering and still faces charges of profiteering and illegally seizing public funds By Ahmed Aboul Enein Steel tycoon, and former head of the National Democratic Party (NDP) organisation committee, Ahmed Ezz was sentenced to seven years in prison …

Date set for Mubarak and Al-Adly’s appeal hearing
Cessation court to examine the appeal of Mubarak and Al-Adly’s life sentence

Decision to double lawyers’ practicing fees overturned
Court reverses syndicate membership fee hike following protests by law graduates

Abu Islam, Abu Youssef and a journalist brought to court
Abu Islam claims to be protecting the Islamic doctrine

Families of Maspero victims seek justice
Maspero Youth Union considers lawsuit against state-owned newspaper

Saber denied family visit
Alber deprived of the visit due to mistake by prison officials

Lebanon ‘failing to cooperate with Hariri court’
Hariri’s defence lawyers accusing the Lebanese government of ignoring requests to cooperate the UN-backed court

Bahrain imprisons activist for defacing poster of king
Prominent activist has eight charges pending and three more trials in progress

Two Egyptians among five terrorist suspect to be extradited
Final appeal to European Court of Human Rights fails

Rights’ groups demand “virginity tests” case reopened
Claimants resort to African Commission after military courts deny tests occurred