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Cairo court sentences six people to life in prison for terrorism and attempted murder
2018-01-31
[AlAhram] A Cairo criminal court sentenced on Tuesday six people to life in prison ‐ 25 years ‐ for joining an illegal organization, the attempted murder of security personnel and establishing a terrorist cell in the case known in the media as the "second Nasr City terrorist cell."
The Nasr City neighbourhood in northeastern Cairo is Hasm territory. Hasm or Hasam Movement (more formally Harikat Souad Masr (Hasm – Arms of Egypt Movement)) is one of the the NeverSisi militant arms of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. It sprang into existence, fully formed, in October 2016, probably inheriting personnel from previous MB armed factions, and apparently organized by Mohammed Kamel, who was responsible for MB special cells until he was killed by security forces in a hail of gunfire about the time the two groups appeared...
The court also sentenced four others from four to 15 years in prison, and two defendants to five years in the same case.

The verdict can still be appealed.

The court also gave the defendants five years of probation and barred them from managing their assets.

The defendants were referred to trial in November 2017 over illegal possession of weapons, obstructing the duties of state institutions, endangering citizens, attempted murder of security personnel and joining an illegal group.
Ynet adds this confirmatory note:
Egypt's state news agency says a court has sentenced six alleged Moslem Brüderbund members to life in prison over charges including the attempted murder of soldiers and police.
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