Egypt's newly-appointed prosecutor general submits resignation

 CAIRO, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's newly-appointed prosecutor¹ general, Talat Ibrahim Abdullah, submitted his resignation to the head of Supreme² Council of Justice on Monday, state TV reported.

The resignation came hours after a fresh protest on Monday held by hundreds of members of the general prosecution³ outside the office of Abdullah, demanding him to resign.

Abdullah, along with his assistant, was surrounded by the crowd when leaving his office after his resignation was submitted. His assistant then persuaded the protesters to give way to Abdullah, official MENA news agency reported.

Abdullah said in the resignation that he asked for the head of Supreme Council of Justice to think about his request and to let him go back to previous judicial⁴ work.

The resignation will be discussed in a session of the judicial council set for Sunday.

On Nov. 22, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi appointed Abdullah, a member of the judiciary, as new prosecutor general for four years, to replace former prosecutor general Abdel-Maguid Mahmoud.

Mahmoud was approved on Dec. 6 by Supreme Judicial Council as president of Cairo Court of Appeal.

Morsi's appointment decree was issued on Nov. 22 after a new constitutional declaration was announced by presidency⁵ spokesman Yasser Ali, stipulating⁶ that the president is entitled to appoint a prosecutor general for a four-year term among the members of the judiciary whose age should not be under 40.

Morsi issued a new constitutional declaration on Dec. 9, annulling⁷ the previous one designed to expand the president's powers by making all his decrees issued since he came into office final and above judicial appeal, but the effects rooted in the declaration such as the appointment of Abdullah were remained.

1 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

2 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

3 prosecution   

n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营

参考例句：

• The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
• He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。

4 judicial   

adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的

参考例句：

• He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
• Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。

5 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

6 stipulating   

v.（尤指在协议或建议中）规定，约定，讲明（条件等）( stipulate的现在分词 )；规定，明确要求

参考例句：

• Shall we first sign a barter trade agreement stipulating the general terms and conditions? 我们先签一个易货贸易协议，规定一般性条款，行吗？ 来自互联网
• The other firm are stipulating for and early exchange of information regarding the contract. 作为协议条件，另一家公司坚持要求早日交换有关合同的信息。 来自互联网

7 annulling   

v.宣告无效( annul的现在分词 )；取消；使消失；抹去

参考例句：

• Cancellation: Voiding a debt by annulling or paying it. 撤销，解除[债务]:以取消或偿付的办法使一笔债务失效。 来自互联网