adminAbdullah said that his resignation came under “ambiguous and extraordinary” circumstances and under compulsion of prosecution members, noting that he withdrew his resignation as he did not accept that history would record their success in such a way to pressure him to resign, state-run al-Ahram online reported.
He added that all the documents of his resignation and withdrawal had been sent to the Justice Minister Ahmed Mekki to give his final decision.
Abdullah submitted his resignation to the head of Supreme Council of Justice on Monday, following a sit-in by some prosecutors outside his office.
According to the state-run al-Ahram online, the Supreme Council of Justice held an urgent meeting to discuss a demand submitted by Abdullah to the council asking for withdrawing his resignation.
The Supreme Council of Justice said in a statement that after the council discussed the reasons behind Abdullah’s resignation, it decided to refer his demand to the Justice Minister to take the necessary measures.
On November 22, President Mohamed Morsi appointed Abdullah as new prosecutor general for four years, to replace former Prosecutor General Abdel-Maguid Mahmoud.
Morsi’s appointment was included in a new constitutional declaration announced last month, stipulating that the presidential decree is entitled to appoint a prosecutor general for a four-year term among the members of the council. — Xinhua.
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