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Egyptian judges forced into military re-education classes

In a lecture series reminiscent of Gamal Abdel Nasser's socialist indoctrination program, the Egyptian government is forcing judges and other members of the judiciary to undergo training in "strategic and national security studies."
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CAIRO — The Egyptian regime has been trying to enroll judges and members of judicial authorities and committees in training sessions in strategic and national security studies at the Nasser Higher Military Academy, a judicial source that attended one of the sessions told Al-Monitor. The sessions, which started three months ago, are ongoing and will target all judicial committees and authorities in Egypt.

The Nasser Higher Military Academy was established by presidential decree in 1965. It was set up as a training program for senior civil servants across various state sectors to prepare them for leading positions. Many journalists and ministry officials as well as heads of some key institutions were required to complete the training to occupy such positions.

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