The judiciary, particularly through its influential Judges Club, has also made a series of recent pronouncements that suggest it sees its role in a directly political, and indeed partisan, framework. In early May, the head of the Club issued harsh criticisms of the parliament, and implicitly its Islamist majority, stating bluntly that, "From this day forward, judges will have a say in determining the future of this country and its fate. We will not leave it to you to do with it what you want.” He accused Islamists of pursuing “a systematic plan meticulously designed to destroy this country."
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