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bemildred

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1. Profile: Egypt's new Justice Minister Ahmed al-Zend

Reply to Jefferson23 (Original post)

Wed May 20, 2015, 02:50 PM

May 2015

Although Egypt's last justice minister resigned over accusations of elitism, his predecessor, appointed on Wednesday, also has a reputation for making inflammatory statements.

Ahmed el-Zend, head of the influential Egyptian Judges Club, will replace Mahfouz Saber who stepped down earlier this month after declaring that sons of garbage collectors could not become judges.

But el-Zend has also made his own provocative comments over the years.

“We [judges] are the masters and the rest are the slaves,” Zend told TV host Mostafa Okasha during an interview in 2014.

http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/profile-egypts-new-justice-minister-ahmed-al-zend-232534726

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Profile: Egypt's new Justice Minister Ahmed al-Zend bemildred May 2015 #1

At least the masters are not bothering to cloak it, even a little. Oh my god, he really sucks: Jefferson23 May 2015 #2

Yep. He will settle things down, he will. bemildred May 2015 #3

Recording shows Islamic State�s Egypt faction urges attacks on judges bemildred May 2015 #4

They really don't give a shit. n/t Jefferson23 May 2015 #5