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Egyptian Court Sentences Muslim Brotherhood Leader To Life In Prison

An Egyptian court has sentenced Muslim Brotherhood leader, Mohamed Badie, to life in prison for inciting violence that erupted after the army deposed Islamist President … Continue reading Egyptian Court Sentences Muslim Brotherhood Leader To Life In Prison


Mohamed BadieAn Egyptian court has sentenced Muslim Brotherhood leader, Mohamed Badie, to life in prison for inciting violence that erupted after the army deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi last year.

Badie, who was convicted on Saturday, is facing a death sentence in two separate cases along with the other 36 Brotherhood leaders and supporters for the same crime.

All 37 defendants were also charged with blocking a major road north of Cairo during protests that followed Mursi’s ouster on July 3, 2013.

The upheld death sentences for 10 other Brotherhood leaders and supporters, of whom eight were charged in absentia, on the same crimes.

Among those sentenced to death in absentia is Abdul Rahman al-Barr, a Muslim scholar and member of the Brotherhood’s Guidance Council.

Mohamed Abdel-Maqsoud, a Salafi preacher and a Brotherhood supporter, was also sentenced to death in absentia. He fled to Qatar after Mursi was toppled.

Senior Brotherhood member Mohamed El-Beltagy and some former ministers from Mursi’s administration were among those sentenced to life in prison.

The Egyptian authorities have launched a crackdown on Mursi’s Brotherhood, jailing thousands and killing hundreds of street protesters. The state accuses the Brotherhood of turning to violence, an accusation the group denies.

Badie and around 200 Brotherhood supporters were sentenced to death in a mass trial last month over violence that killed one police officer. The sentences caused outrage among western governments and rights groups.

Mursi was ousted by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the former army chief, following mass protests against his rule.