EGYPT: DEATH PENALTY, LIFE IN PRISON FOR 4 OVER ARSON
Two were sentenced to death, two others to life in prison and a minor to a 10-year jail term for sabotage.
Two were sentenced to death, two others to life in prison and a minor to a 10-year jail term for sabotage.
The Giza Criminal Court, headed by controversial judge Mohamed Nagi Shehata, convicted the five defendants of Administrative Prosecution Authority and a cell site of a private telecommunications company in 6 October city on the outskirts of Cairo.
One of the two sentenced to death was convicted in absentia; the rest are in custody.
The court issued the sentence after consulting Grand Mufti Shawqi Allam on the death sentences for an unbinding religious opinion.
The Giza Criminal Court, headed by controversial judge Mohamed Nagi Shehata, convicted the five defendants of Administrative Prosecution Authority and a cell site of a private telecommunications company in 6 October city on the outskirts of Cairo.
One of the two sentenced to death was convicted in absentia; the rest are in custody.
The court issued the sentence after consulting Grand Mufti Shawqi Allam on the death sentences for an unbinding religious opinion.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: thecairopost.com, 04/10/2015)