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Thursday, July 5, 2018
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Thursday, July 5, 2018
Egypt sentences former Morsi adviser to life
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAn Egyptian court on Thursday sentences a former adviser to toppled Islamist president Mohamed Morsi along with 13 other people to life in prison for belonging to an illegal group.
Abdullah Shehata was an economic adviser to the Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated president, who was democratically elected in 2012 following the overthrow of longtime dictator Hosni Mubarak.
The next year, Morsi was toppled by the army amid mass protests against his rule.
Shehata and the 13 others sentenced to life terms were accused of weapons possession, belonging to an illegal group and “violating citizens’ freedoms.”
— AFP
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