The Justice Support Foundation at the Arab Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession expresses its profound concern and deep disquiet regarding circulating reports of directives issued by the executive authority seeking to abolish the Judges’ Appointments Office at the Office of the General Prosecutor, assign the Military Academy responsibility for the training and appointment of new assistant prosecutors, and assume authority over judicial promotion files. This concern is further exacerbated by the fact that, as of the issuance of this statement, no official body has come forward to deny these reports.
The Foundation affirms that judges, as those entrusted with making final determinations affecting citizens’ lives, freedoms, rights, obligations, and property, in accordance with the United Nations Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary, are not defending a private or corporatist interest. Rather, judicial independence is a matter that directly concerns the fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens and the protection of both private and public property.
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Cairo, 22 January 2026
