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| 10 Egyptians Jailed over Anti-Constitution Vote Protest |
| 2014-03-18 |
| [An Nahar] Ten Egyptians, including a journalist working for a Moslem Brüderbund newspaper, were each sentenced on Monday to a year in jail for protesting against a constitutional referendum, judicial sources said. Egypt adopted in January a new constitution after the previous one, approved during the presidency of Mohammed Morsi ...the former president of Egypt. A proponent of the One Man, One Vote, One Timeprinciple, Morsi won election after the deposal of Hosni Mubarak and jumped to the conclusion it was his turn to be dictator... , was suspended when he was ousted last July. The 10 defendants were found guilty of "attempts to derail the constitutional referendum" held on January 14 and 15, and "disturbing public order," the sources said. Journalist Samah Ibrahim was tossed in the slammer You have the right to remain silent... while covering a demonstration by supporters of Morsi, Egypt's first elected and civilian president who ruled for a year before his overthrow. That demonstration in Cairo called for a boycott of the referendum, as Morsi's supporters refused to recognize the military-installed government that promised a "democratic transition" following his ouster. Since the ouster of Morsi, the authorities have launched a relentless crackdown on his supporters and his Moslem Brüderbund movement. Youse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit! . The Moslem Brüderbund itself has been designated "terrorist organization" and participating in any of its demonstrations is punishable by up to five years in prison. Several television channels linked to the movement have already been shut down, while its mouthpiece Al-Horreya wal Adala where Ibrahim worked has been banned. |
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