Court strikes down ex-prosecutor general's appeal against removal

Tuesday 25-06-2013 04:58 PM
Court strikes down ex-prosecutor general's appeal against removal

Attorney General Abdel Maguid Mahmoud upon arrival to his office at the High Judicial Council - Amr Dalsh/Retuers

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Egypt’s Cassation Court has turned down an appeal by former Prosecutor General Abdel Maguid Mahmoud to annul a constitutional decree removing him from his position, which was issued by President Mohamed Mursi on November 21.

The court set July 2 to hear all the appeals filed by him and the new prosecutor-general, Talaat Abdullah, and the State Lawsuits Authority in the case. 

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