UPDATED: Parliament Approves One-Year Delay to Egypt's New Criminal Procedures Law
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Egyptian parliament delays Criminal Procedure Law to 2027 to finalise digital and institutional preparations
Egypt’s House of Representatives approved a draft law on Wednesday to postpone the implementation of the new Criminal Procedure Law by one year, moving the effective start date to October 1, 2027, instead of October 1, 2026. The final approval was granted during an emergency plenary session chaired by Counselor Hisham Badawy. It followed […]
The Egyptian Chamber of Deputies finally approved the postponement of the application of the Code of Criminal Procedure for a period of one year, in a step prior to the entry into force of the Code of Criminal Procedure, amid wide interest in the amendments it contains and their implications for the justice system and the legal process in the country.
Parliament approves last-minute delay to Criminal Procedures Code enactment
The Criminal Procedures Code’s enactment was postponed for one year, after Parliament gave their final approval to an amendment during an emergency session on Wednesday morning. The law, which has been likened to “a second constitution” in terms of its foundational importance to Egypt’s legal system, was due to come into effect less than 24 hours after the session, on October 1. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Hany Hanna attended the session […] …
Parliament approves one-year delay to criminal procedure law
The House of Representatives, during its extraordinary plenary session on Wednesday chaired by Counsellor Hisham Badawi, gave final approval by a show of hands to a bill submitted by MP Hisham El-Hosary to postpone the implementation of Law No. 174 of 2025 promulgating the Criminal Procedure Law by one year. The bill seeks to defer […]
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