An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced 126 supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to 10 years in prison each over protest violence, judicial sources said. They were found guilty of taking part in riots, attacking security forces and participating in violent clashes on August 16, two days after police killed hundreds of Morsi supporters in Cairo. They were also charged of membership in a banned group, a reference to Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood. The army-installed government has rounded up thousands of Morsi supporters and put them on mass trials since his ouster in July last year.
05-20-2014, 01:00 AM
Egypt court jails 126 Morsi backers for 10 years
An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced 126 supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to 10 years in prison each over protest violence, judicial sources said. They were found guilty of taking part in riots, attacking security forces and participating in violent clashes on August 16, two days after police killed hundreds of Morsi supporters in Cairo. They were also charged of membership in a banned group, a reference to Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood. The army-installed government has rounded up thousands of Morsi supporters and put them on mass trials since his ouster in July last year.
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