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Egypt’s Justice Minister Ahmed al-Zind has been sacked after boasting that he would jail Islam’s Prophet Muhammad himself if the prophet broke the law. Mr Zind made the remark in a televised interview on Friday. He was sacked by the Prime Minister, Sherif Ismail.
An outspoken critic of the Muslim Brotherhood, it was not immediately clear who would replace Mr Zind. Prime Minister Sherif Ismail issued a decree to relieve Ahmed al-Zind of his position, a government statement said, giving no more details.
Zend faced outrage on social media Sunday after the television interview.
When asked in an interview on private satellite channel Sada Al-Balad on Friday about a case involving journalists accused of defaming him and whether he would jail them, Zind said he would imprison anyone.