Date of source: Tuesday, February 6, 2024
The Ṭanṭā Economic Court sentenced Coptic young man Kyrullus Rifʿat Nāshid to six-month suspended imprisonment term and a fine of EGP100,000 (roughly $3,235) on charges of contempt of Christianity and infringement of family principles and values.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 7, 2024
The Coptic Orthodox archdiocese of al-Minūfīya in the town of Shibīn al-Kūm entrusted Mīlād Isṭifānūs ʿAjāybī, a lower with the Court of Cassation and Supreme Constitutional Court, to take all the legal procedures for reconciliation with a Coptic Christian on a misdemeanor case.
Date of source: Monday, July 27, 2020
Legal researcher Muḥammad ʿUbayd said that from a constitutional perspective, a penal code cannot include phrases like “a threat to family values,” “violating public morals,” or “offending the public’s sense of shame.” According to him, these terms are extraordinarily vague and have no boundaries...
Date of source: Thursday, December 5, 2013
Yāssir Burhāmī, the Vice President of the Salafī Call, stated that the Constitution included the interpretation of sharī’ah provided by the Supreme Constitutional Court, which is satisfactory from a religious perspective. He stated that a “real change requires a gradual development based on...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 18, 2012
The Supreme Constitutional Court issued a statement saying that remarks from the President’s Office, which accuse the Court of being a “counter-revolutionary” force trying to topple the gains of the Revolution, are slanderous and constitute a criminal act.
Date of source: Monday, December 3, 2012
In an unexpected development, the Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) announced yesterday its decision to suspend hearings in all cases indefinitely. The decision of suspension coincided with the gathering of large numbers of demonstrators who gathered in front of SCC, thus, blocking judges from...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Counselor Tahānī al-Jibālī, Vice President of the Supreme Constitutional Court, warned that the texts relevant to the court in the draft constitution are only a "serious setback posing a threat to the independence of the court" and disclose "attempts to devastate the court from within".
Date of source: Sunday, August 19, 2012
A lawyer belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood has established a lawsuit before the National Council in which he demanded the repeal of the appointment of Tahānī al-Jibālī as Chancellor (Vice-President) of the Supreme Constitutional Court by the former President Husnī Mubārak.
Date of source: Friday, June 15, 2012
The three Coptic Orthodox, Evangelical and Catholic Churches also declined to comment on the rulings handed down by the Supreme Constitutional Court on Thursday (June 14) regarding the invalidity of the one-third individual seats in parliament and the unconstitutionality of the law on practicing...
Date of source: Monday, May 28, 2012
Dozens of Copts protested outside the Supreme Court to reject verdicts sentencing 12 Christians to 25-year imprisonment terms in the case of sectarian unrest in Abū Qurqās, al-Minya, in April. [‘Abd al-Wahāb Sha’bān, al-Wafd, May 28, p. 1] Read original text in Arabic