Cairo, June 16 (IANS) An
Egyptian court on Tuesday sentenced former president Mohamed Morsi to
death on Tuesday over a prison break in 2011, confirming a preliminary
death sentence issued in May. Earlier in the day, Morsi was also sentenced to life imprisonment related to charges of espionage with foreign powers - including Hamas, Leba**n's Hezbollah and Iran's Revolutionary Guards - to destabilise Egypt, Al Ahram reported. The
court also sentenced 17 defendants to life in prison, and 16 to death, including Muslim Brotherhood leaders Khairat El-Beltagy and Mohamed El-Beltagy, Al Ahram reported.
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