 He did not give an official reason for resigning, but was reportedly upset that ElBaradei was frequently outside of Egypt.In mid-December Qandil appeared in court and his defense team, which included his brother Assem and Gamal Eid requested that the "biased" court quit and that the case be transferred to a civil jurisdiction.On 24 January 2011 the court refused the referral and also refused to summon Aboul Gheit at the request of Qandil's defense team.