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Sunday, October 14, 2018
3 sentenced to death in Egypt for killing policemen
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleCAIRO — A court in Egypt on Sunday sentences three people to death for their involvement in the killing of 10 policemen and for belonging to an extremist group, a judicial source said.
The defendants are found guilty by a Cairo criminal court of being involved in the killing of 10 policemen, including an officer, between August 2013 and May 2014.
They are also convicted for belonging to the jihadist group, Ansar al-Sharia.
Both the defense and prosecution have the right to appeal.
Four others are sentenced to life imprisonment — a 25-year term in Egypt — and seven defendants to 15 years in prison. Nine people are acquitted in the case.
Egyptian courts have issued or confirmed a large number of death sentences in recent weeks.
— AFP
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