Egypt president affirms commitment to judicial system

[JURIST] Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] swore Monday to preserve the independence of the judicial system despite protests by Islamist groups to remove thousands of judges. Morsi issued a statement [Reuters report] after emergency talks on Monday with the Supreme Judicial Council and the prosecutor general. Morsi's statement comes after Justice Minister Ahmed Mekki resigned [JURIST report] Sunday in response to both supporters and opponents calling for his resignation. The statement from Morsi failed to mention...

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