Click to expand Image Outside of the High Court, downtown Cairo, Egypt on January 1, 2015. © 2015 Mohamed Mahmoud/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images On September 21, 2025, in a rare and unexpected move, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi used his power under the constitution to reject a deeply flawed draft Criminal Procedure Code. He returned it to Parliament to “review objections to a number of the draft law articles.” For nearly a decade, consecutive parliaments under President Sisi have acted as a rubber stamp for government policies. Members should use this opportunity to substantially…
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