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Reuters reports that in the same case, the court ruled capital punishment also apply to 105 members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, which derives Mursi.

The decision of the court handed the approval of the Grand Mufti of Egypt. His opinion is required every time when the death penalty is predicated, however, it is not binding. The final decision is to be issued on 2 June.

During the escape from prison Waqdi al-Natrun killed one police officer, on whose death the accused is a former Islamist president.

Erdogan: Cairo returns to the days of ancient Egypt

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized the judgment for Mursi. He accused the West hypocrisy, because, as he put it – “when they hate (at home) the death penalty judgments are looking at another death in Egypt and there’s nothing doing.”

The death sentence for Mursi Erdogan also commented saying that Cairo “return to the days of ancient Egypt.” He recalled that Mursi was elected in the presidential election in 2012. Votes to 52 percent. voters.

Erdogan’s government at a time when he was Prime Minister of Turkey, supported Mursi when he descended from the Muslim Brotherhood politician took power in Egypt. Conservative party of Erdogan’s Islamic roots – Justice and Development Party (AKP) – had hoped that Mursi will help Turkey to revive its influence in the region.

Ankara strongly condemned the overthrow of Mursi by the Egyptian army in 2013.

Amnesty International: Death sentence for Mursi is a farce

The human rights organization Amnesty International (AI) He called the death sentence for Mursi “farce based on the invalid procedures”. She demanded the release Mursi or his retrial in a civil court.

Derived from the banned Islamist in Egypt Mohammed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood ruled in 2012-13. After the overthrow him in July 2013. prisons hit thousands of members of the Muslim Brotherhood. In late 2013 the new Egyptian authorities have recognized the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group.

The current Egyptian authorities are accused of using the judiciary to repress political opponents. As a result of collective processes, criticized by the international community, condemned to death hundreds of supporters of Mursi, and about 15 thousand. people were imprisoned.

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