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| 33 Islamists Jailed for 6 Years over Egypt Protests |
| 2014-04-01 |
| [AnNahar] An Egypt court on Monday sentenced 33 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 six-year jail terms each for committing acts of violence during an unauthorized protest, judicial sources said. The accused, deemed by the court to be members of Morsi's Moslem Brüderbund, were found guilty of violent acts during festivities between Islamist demonstrators and opponents of Morsi in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria last December, the sources said. Morsi, Egypt's first elected and civilian president, was ousted by the army last July. His supporters steadfastly demand his reinstatement and stage regular protests, which often turn violent. A misdemeanor court in Alexandria found the defendants guilty of assaulting members of security forces, carrying out acts of violence, belonging to an outlawed organization and taking part in an unauthorized protest, the sources said. The military-installed authorities in November passed a law banning all but police-sanctioned protests. Since then, hundreds of Islamist protesters have been locked away Into the paddy wagon wit' yez! for breaking the law, as have several youth activists who spearheaded the 2011 uprising that toppled strongman Hosni Mubarak ...The former President-for-Life of Egypt, dumped by popular demand in early 2011... and who also supported Morsi's ouster. The court also ordered the defendants to pay a fine of 50,000 Egyptian pounds (around 5,200 euros/$7,173) each, the sources said. The verdict can be appealed. The military-installed authorities in December declared the Moslem Brüderbund to be a "terrorist" organization. A crackdown on Morsi's supporters has left more than 1,400 people killed, rights group Into the paddy wagon wit' yez! , including the Brotherhood's top leadership. |
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