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Wednesday, October 26, 2016
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Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Egypt upholds life sentence for Muslim Brotherhood head
An Egyptian court has upheld life sentences against the top leader of the country’s now outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group and 36 others, including former ministers, in murder and violence charges, and upheld death sentences against 10 others tried in absentia.
The Appeals Court verdict rejects an appeal by Mohammed Badie , the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badie stands behind bars during his trial in Cairo on February 28, 2015 (Photo credit: Mohamed el-Shahed)
The decision comes two years after a criminal court sentenced him and 36 others to life imprisonment.
The case dates back to July 2013, in the aftermath of the military-led ouster of Islamist president Mohammed Morsi.
— AP
