Sisi bestows 1st Class Orders of Republic on former top judges

CAIRO - 20 July 2017: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi bestowed Orders of the Republic of the First Class on former State Council chairman Mohamed Abdel Hamid Masoud and former president of Cairo Court of Appeal Sarie Mohamed Badawy el Gamal.

In statements on Thursday, Presidential Spokesman Alaa Youssef said President Sisi expressed his appreciation of the two judges for their efforts to enforce law and entrench justice.

Sisi also stressed the key role played by judges in protecting citizens' rights, achieving justice and upholding country's interests, the spokesman added.