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Tuesday, December 19, 2017
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Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Egypt court sentences presidential hopeful to 6 years
CAIRO — An Egyptian lawyer says a military court has sentenced an army colonel to six years in prison after he announced his intention to run against President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in next year’s elections.
The lawyer, Asaad Heikal, tells The Associated Press that Col. Ahmed Konsowa was present at Tuesday’s sentencing hearing by a Cairo military court. He was convicted of violating military regulations banning political activism by active duty officers.
The verdict can be appealed.
Konsowa, 42, was detained following his December 2 announcement that he would run against el-Sissi, a general-turned-president who took office in 2014.
— AP
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