Egypt’s Parliament Gives Final Approval to Criminal Procedure Law Amendments

Egypt’s House of Representatives gave final approval on Wednesday to a bill amending provisions of Law No. 174 of 2025, which promulgated the Criminal Procedure Law.

The vote took place during an emergency parliamentary session. The approved bill makes changes to an existing law rather than introducing a separate criminal procedure framework.

Parliamentary approval is a key step toward implementation, but it does not itself bring the amendments into force. The post-parliamentary process involves presidential consideration and publication in the Official Gazette.

The timing of implementation will depend on the legislation’s entry-into-force provisions. The brief account of Wednesday’s vote did not specify that date or detail which provisions lawmakers approved changing.