Judiciary Row

A row between the government and the judiciary developed in February over a disagreement concerning the conduct of a court decision to arrest a prosecutor on charges of conspiracy to overthrow the government. The Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK), who have traditionally opposed the moderate Islamist government, fired the prosecutors who had originally ordered the arrest of the prosecutor accused of conspiracy. The government contended that the HSYK had exceeded its authority and subsequently threatened to hold a referendum on judicial reforms to curb the body's power. The row reflects ongoing social divisions between secularist and moderate Islamist

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