Summary The Egypt Judges Club called for nationwide strike to protest against President Morsi decree.
An influential group of judges called on Saturday for a nationwide strike to protest a decree by Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi that places his decisions beyond judicial oversight.
Egypt s Judges Club, a body that represents judges throughout the country, called for "the suspension of work in all courts and prosecution administrations," after several hours of emergency talks in response to what they called Morsi s "ferocious attack on Egyptian justice."
Defiant Egyptian judges hit back at President Mohamed Morsi, demanding he reverse a decree giving himself sweeping powers that put him beyond judicial oversight and calling for a nationwide strike.
As the judges met, civil groups led former UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei, and former presidential candidates Hamdeen Sabbahi, Amr Mussa and Abdelmoneim Abul Futuh, said there could be no dialogue with Morsi until he rescinded the decree.
"We refuse any dialogue with the president until he cancels the constitutional declaration," according to a joint statement read out at a news conference.
