Egypt Retires 32 Judges for Opposing Morsi Ouster

28 March 2016

Egypt's Supreme Judicial Council has forced 32 judges into retirement for having opposed the army's ouster of president Mohamed Morsi in 2013, an official has said.

The decision taken on Monday was part of the authorities crackdown on all forms of dissent, including secularists and liberals, since July 2013, when then-army chief Abdel Fattah el-Sisi ousted Morsi following mass protests against his rule.

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