CAIRO: Egypt's General Prosecution has the legal right to appoint new judges for investigation in certain cases under the Code of Criminal Procedure, a spokesman said. Egypt's General Prosecutor will appoint new judges for investigation into claims against Ibrahim Nafea, the former Chairman of the board of state-run Al-Ahram newspaper, and Hassan Hamdy, chairman of the newspaper's advertisement. The two men are accused of corruption. New judges will also be appointed to the investigations into the killing of demonstrators during the ‘Battle of the Camels' in Tahrir Square on Feb. 2; the case against former Minister of Agriculture Amin Abaza for wasting public funds; and the claims against former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq regarding incidents of break-ins into State Security headquarters across the country. However, the General Prosecution also said that while it has the right to have new judges appointed to certain cases, it will not interfere in the choosing of judges. The appointment of judges remains the duty of the court. The statement also said the judges will not be subject to any monitoring. In addition, the prosecution will not withdraw the cases once they have been given.
