On the pretext of belonging to a banned group .. More than a thousand Egyptian teachers were dismissed

Mohamed Seif Eldin-Cairo

Egyptian Minister of Education Tarek Shawky announced the dismissal of 1070 teachers on the grounds that they belong to a "banned group."

Shawki said in a press conference held at the ministry's general office on Monday that the decision to dismiss the decision came after conviction in cases and the issuance of judicial rulings related to belonging to a banned group, saying that the decision comes in accordance with the ministry's vision in the fight against terrorism and extremism, as he put it.

According to a legal source, a government employee may be dismissed from work without notice, based on article 176 of the executive regulation of the Civil Service Law No. 81 of 2016.

The source explained to the island Net that it is permissible for the affected person to file a complaint before the administrative judiciary to cancel the decision.

The judiciary is considering a number of cases demanding that the authorities issue a decree dismissing all employees belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood, which was banned by the Egyptian regime following the military overthrow of President Mohamed Morsi in 2013, from the positions and functions they hold in the state administrative apparatus. right Now.