Behind Egyptian Law on Treatment of Senior Army Commanders

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies

Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal

Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/behind-egyptian-law-on-treatment-of-senior-army-commanders/

On Tuesday, July 3, 2018, members of the Egyptian House of Representatives (parliament) approved the articles of the “Law on Treatment of Some Senior Armed Forces Commanders”, which Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, being the supreme commander of the armed forces, referred to parliament for ratification.

First: The draft law

Article 1 of the draft law states that: “Senior commanders in the Armed Forces who are named by a presidential decree shall be summoned to serve the Armed Forces for life. Those who currently hold a position outside the Armed Forces shall be summoned immediately after completing their position.” This means that those “senior officers” will be summoned to serve the Armed Forces during their lifetime, and that those who are holding a civilian post will be recalled to the army service soon after they complete their term in office.

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