The court in Cairo sentenced to death by former Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi and more than a hundred members of the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood, from which Mursi is derived, in connection with organizing in 2011. Escape from prison Waqdi al-Natrun.
The court also sentenced to death the leader of the Brotherhood Chairat el-Szatera and 15 other members of this organization for conspiring with foreign armed groups against the state of Egypt – Reuters reports.
The decision of the court referred to the approval of Egypt’s Grand Mufti, the highest religious authority. 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.
The kidnapping and murder of a policeman
Mursi and the other defendants, including the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood Mohammed Badi, were sentenced for kidnapping and murder of a policeman, attacking police facilities and escape from prison Waqdi al-Natrun during the revolt directed against the then President Hosni Mubarak. From prison they escaped the approximately 20,000 prisoners, including the Mursi.
The former president may appeal against the judgment, although – as he put Mursi in the courtroom – he considers the court to be illegal. He stressed that all the actions taken against him are part of the coup in 2013. By then-general and current president Abd el-Fatah es-Sisiego.
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Brotherhood condemns the verdict
The Saturday immediately condemned the decision of the court a high-ranking representative of the Brotherhood Amr Darrag, a former minister during the reign of Mursi. He called on the international community to take action. “This is a political verdict. It is the crime of murder, which is about to be committed and which should prevent the international community” – told Reuters in Istanbul Darrag, co-founder disbanded by the court in August 2014. Freedom and Justice Party, the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood. Brotherhood in December 2013. Has been recognized by the Egyptian military authorities as a terrorist organization.
The successful in the first democratic elections in the history of Egypt, Mursi ruled in 2012-2013. He was overthrown by the army in July 2013. Following mass protests against his rule. Since then, the prisoner hit thousands of members of the Brotherhood.
Criticism of the authorities in Cairo
The current Egyptian authorities are accused of using the judiciary to repress political opponents. In collective processes, criticized by the international community, condemned to death hundreds of supporters of Mursi, and 15 thousand. people were imprisoned.
In mid-April. in any process Mursi and the court sentenced 12 Brotherhood leaders and supporters to 20 years in prison for instigating the violence that led to the death of people during an opposition demonstration in December 2012. According to official data of the then authorities killed 10 and 700 people suffered injuries. In this case, the Mursi will not be able to apply for parole.
In yet another process, which is pending before a court in Cairo, Mursi is on trial for treason.
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