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Egypt's justice minister resigns after comments criticised as snobbish

Pulse Staff
Pulse Staff 17:30 - 11 May 2015
CAIRO, May 11 (Reuters) - Egypt's justice minister resigned on Monday, the prime minister said in a statement, after being criticised for suggesting that the son of a garbage collector was ineligible to serve as a judge.
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The statement quoted Mahfouz Saber as saying his remarks in a televised interview had been "a slip of the tongue". It was not immediately clear who would replace him.

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(Reporting By Stephen Kalin; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

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