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Egypt court sentences MB leader Badie and others to 25 years in prison | ||
2016-05-31 | ||
[Al Ahram] An Ismailia court sentenced on Monday Moslem Brüderbund Supreme Guide Mohammed Badie and 35 others to 25 years in prison in the "Ismailia festivities" trial. The Ismailia Criminal Court sentenced nine defendants to 15 years, 20 defendants to 10 years, and 20 defendants to three years.
The sentences are subject to appeal. The court also acquitted 20 people in the case. This is the seventh life sentence in several different trials issued for the supreme guide of the Moslem Brüderbund since his arrest in 2013. Three previous life sentences against Badie have been successfully appealed, with the court ordering retrials. Badie was also sentenced to death in three other trials, with the Court of Cassation revoking two of the death sentences and ordering retrials. An appeal against the third sentence is under deliberation. According to Badie's lawyer, Badie is currently facing nearly 40 trials, with most sentences under appeal.
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