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Egypt military court sentences 168 to life over terrorism charges
They’ll have to go through all the layers of appeals plus a ruling from the Elders of Islam before the thing is finalized and they can finally start serving their sentences. [AlAhram] The terrorist cells were charged with carrying out 63 terrorist crimes in North Sinai and planning terror attacks across EgyptA military court sentenced on Tuesday 168 defendants to life in prison (25 years per Egyptian penal code) for forming 43 cells affiliated with the Islamic State  ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... (IS) terrorist group and planning a number of terror attacks across the country. The terrorist cells, which were affiliated with the ISIS branch in North Sinai known in the media as 'Sinai Province', were charged with carrying out 63 terrorist crimes in North Sinai. The court acquitted 35 defendants in the case, which included 555 people. The court sentenced 36 defendants to 15 years in prison, 136 to 10 years, 50 to seven years, 42 to five years, and 89 to three years. According to investigations by the prosecution and the interior ministry, the crimes committed by the terror cells were concentrated in North Sinai. The leaders and members of the cells were continuously communicating with IS leaders in Iraq and Syria, according to the prosecution. Some of the defendants in the case also joined IS camps in Syria to be trained on using weapons and creating explosives, the prosecution said. The defendants joined the camps to gain experience in guerrilla warfare and street fighting in order to translate this experience into hostile acts against the state's institutions and citizens, the prosecution said. Police investigations reveal that the defendants staked out various institutions as well as public figures with the aim of committing terrorist acts against them. These institutions included the interior ministry headquarters, the Police Academy in New Cairo, ships crossing the Suez Canal, and the Damietta port on the Mediterranean. They also included a church in Ezbat al-Nakhl district in Cairo, Anba Shenouda Church in Hurghada, and Paul the Apostle Church in Qalyoubia's Obour city. Related: Sinai Province: 2020-12-10 IS Steps up Sinai Fight with Bombs in Civilian Homes Sinai Province: 2020-02-04 ISIS claims attacked Egypt-Israel gas line, gas flow undisrupted Sinai Province: 2019-12-18 Egypt, USAID ink a second phase of North Sinai development initiative agreement worth $6 mln Posted by: trailing wife 2020-12-30 |
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