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| Egypt regime on brink of collapse: Brotherhood leader |
| 2014-04-30 |
| [Iran Press TV] A big shot of Egypt's Moslem Brüderbund says mass death sentences against him and other members of the group will result in the downfall of military-backed authorities. Mohammed Badie, who is among the 683 people receiving the death sentence, says the regime is on the brink of collapse. He described the verdict as "the last nail in the coffin of those who ousted the country's first democratically-elected 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... ." On Monday, a court in Minya handed death penalty to Brotherhood members on the charge of inciting violence after Morsi was tossed by the military. The hasty verdict has been slammed by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, who says it is a clear violation of international law. Pillay has expressed regret in a statement, saying the case shows that justice in Egypt is increasingly trampled upon. Also back in March, the same court handed death sentence to 529 other Brotherhood supporters. The developments come as protests continue across Egypt against the presidential candidacy of former army chief, Abdel Fatah el-Sisi. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 "the last nail in the coffin" of somebody. I don't think he's all that correct on who |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-04-30 07:49 |