CAIRO: Egypt’s highest judicial body yesterday urged the country’s top prosecutor to step down, nearly five months after President Muhammad Mursi appointed him.
A statement by the Supreme Judiciary Council urged Talaat Abdullah “to express a wish” to return to his previous job as a judge for the sake of the unity of the judiciary.
Abdullah’s appointment was decried as illegal by many judges and fellow prosecutors. It has led to days of protests outside his office in downtown Cairo by judges and prosecutors. The protests late last year forced him to tender his resignation, but he eventually withdrew it and stayed in office.
A court ruling last week annulled the presidential decree appointing Abdullah, but he has continued to carry out his duties.
Egypt’s top prosecutor urged to quit
Egypt’s top prosecutor urged to quit
