In the judicial reform scheme adopted by the government, the Egyptian legislator eventually considered the crucial importance of amending the Criminal Procedural Law, especially concerning judgements in absentia. On 27 April 2017, President Al-Sisi (...)
Public prosecution and criminal courts in Egypt insist on not hearing the defence of an attorney representing a defendant in absentia. This is pursuant to Article 388 of the Egyptian Criminal Procedural Law, which prohibits the attorney of a (...)
