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Egypt jails 93 for ‘inciting riots’ |
2016-09-30 |
[MIDDLEEASTMONITOR] An Egyptian military court has sentenced 93 civilians to between 10 years and life imprisonment on charges of "inciting riots", sources revealed. Lawyers Khaled Komi and Samir El-Farra said the military court in Asyut handed down life sentences to 62 defendants in absentia and ten-year jail terms to 16 defendants who were present in court. A further seven were acquitted. Details of the terms handed down to the other defendants were not made public. The charges relate to the events following the dispersal of the sit-in at Rabaa al-Adawiya and al-Nahda Squares on 14 August 2013. |
Posted by:Fred |
#1 Gee, how many BLMers, Democrats and SJWs could be rounded up here on similar charges? |
Posted by: AlanC 2016-09-30 08:22 |