Judges revolt, demand independence (Democracy, Egyptian Style)

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Judges revolt, demand independence
Egyptian court officials threaten to refuse to certify fall elections
By MEGAN K. STACK
Los Angeles Times

ALEXANDRA, EGYPT - The rebellion erupted in the sober, stolid quarters of the Alexandria Judges' Club.

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About 1,200 magistrates publicly demanded judicial independence from an all-powerful president and threatened to refuse to certify next fall's elections if they didn't get it.

The rare ultimatum issued in April has dealt an embarrassing blow to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, amounting to an institutional revolt at a time when he is under intense pressure to democratize.

With security forces battling to quash anti-Mubarak demonstrations across the country, an uprising in one of the cornerstones of the Egyptian regime presents a more chilling prospect than any street demonstration. The judges' demand is a symptom of a new, unpredictable energy that has seized Egyptian politics after decades of stagnation — and of the popular discontent snowballing in the region.
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/headline/world/3164694

[bryant69]

1. Now that's what I call a bunch of Activist Judges

Bryant
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[KlatooBNikto]

2. The bells have started tolling for Mubarak.