EGYPT: COURT ORDERS RETRIAL OF 33 SENTENCED BROTHERHOOD MEMBERS
Egypt's Court of Cassation ordered the retrial of 33 supporters of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood who were sentenced to death in a mass trial that included the Brotherhood's General Guide Mohamed Badie.
Egypt's Court of Cassation ordered the retrial of 33 supporters of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood who were sentenced to death in a mass trial that included the Brotherhood's General Guide Mohamed Badie.
The 33 were among 183 sentenced to death by a criminal court in Minya province in June 2014 over the death of two policemen in an attack on a police station in the town of el-Adawa. They were also charged with attempted murder of five people – including a Christian resident – as well as with membership in a terrorist group and with aiding, financing and providing weapons to carry out a terrorist attack.
The 33 were among 183 sentenced to death by a criminal court in Minya province in June 2014 over the death of two policemen in an attack on a police station in the town of el-Adawa. They were also charged with attempted murder of five people – including a Christian resident – as well as with membership in a terrorist group and with aiding, financing and providing weapons to carry out a terrorist attack.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Reuters, Abc news, 2015/11/02)