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| Egyptian court lets off killers of Christians... |
| 2003-03-01 |
| Source is World Net Daily. Palms-up reliability... A court in Egypt has acquitted nearly all 96 suspects charged with atrocities in connection with violence that left 21 Christians and one Muslim dead in January 2000, reports Assist News Service. Citing information from Christian Solidarity Worldwide, ANS reports that one man was sentenced to 15 years for killing the sole Muslim victim, an increase of five years from a previous verdict. The other three men, all Muslims, received two-year and one-year sentences for setting a truck on fire. Despite the long information chain, this looks like about what we'd expect in Egypt... The verdicts came as the result of a retrial of suspects tied to violence that occurred in the Egyptian village of El Kosheh. According to the report, Egypt's Christian minority community is deeply disappointed by the verdicts, having hoped that a retrial would bring different results. Christian Solidarity Worldwide reports that Coptic Bishop Wissa of Baliana Diocese, which includes El Kosheh, articulated the dismay of many in the Christian community. He told CSW: "If those accused are really innocent, where are the real killers? The 21 Christians who were so brutally murdered in January 2000 did not kill themselves." But in a Muslim country, it doesn't matter who did... Added Wissa, "If the perpetrators of the murders are allowed to walk free, it will be seen as a green light to kill Christians." Picked right up on that, didn't he? |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #3 Yeah, worst case of mass suicide the police had ever encountered. Like Spot writes, whrere are the protests and outrage? |
| Posted by: John 2003-03-01 22:38:44 |
| #2 Disgusting. Absolutely disgusting. |
| Posted by: Tom 2003-03-01 13:51:33 |
| #1 This really pisses me off. Where is the outrage from the "peace" protesters when Christians are murdered? Both Egypt and Pakistan have had a spate of killings without pinishing the killers. Meanwhile, in the U.S. if someone merely shouts a name at a Muslim they are accused of a "hate" crime. |
| Posted by: Spot 2003-03-01 13:17:04 |