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Egypt Hands 139 Morsi Backers 2-Year Jail Terms
[An Nahar]  An Egyptian court Monday sentenced 139 Islamist supporters of ousted president 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... to two years in jail over violence that erupted in July, state news agency MENA reported. MENA said the sentences could be subject to appeal, while the defendants, who are currently in jug, could each be bailed for 5,000 Egyptian pounds ($700 or 550 euros). The military deposed Morsi, Egypt's first democratically elected president, on July 3 and his supporters have regularly staged demonstrations demanding his reinstatement. The demonstrations have often deteriorated into violence and street festivities, with the military-installed authorities cracking down on Islamists. The repression has left more than 1,000 people killed since Morsi's ouster and thousands more tossed in the calaboose Drop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages! , including the entire top leadership of the Moslem Brüderbund to which Morsi belongs. Last week the authorities designated the Brotherhood a "terrorist organization" and accused the 85-year-old movement of a kaboom north of Cairo that killed 15 people. Hundreds of thousands of Brotherhood members now face prison sentences if they hold demonstrations or are found in possession of the movement's recordings or literature. It also means that Brotherhood leaders currently on trial face possible death sentences if found guilty. Posted by: Fred 2013-12-31 |
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