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| Egypt Brotherhood Leader Jailed for Prosecutor Insult |
| 2014-04-20 |
| [AnNahar] An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced an Islamist leader on trial for murder alongside deposed president Mohammed Morsi to a year in jail for insulting a prosecutor, judicial sources said. Top Muslim Brotherhood member Mohammed al-Beltagui and Morsi were both in court Saturday accused of inciting the killing of opposition protesters outside the presidential palace in Cairo in December 2012. Their trial is part of a relentless crackdown targeting Morsi and the Brotherhood since the military ousted him on July 3, ending a turbulent single year in office. The sources said Beltagui, who is currently in custody along with scores of other Brotherhood leaders, was condemned for "insulting" a prosecutor during Saturday's hearing, but without elaborating. It is the first time a senior member of the Brotherhood has been given a jail sentence since Morsi's ouster. Beltagui's lawyer Mohammed Abu Leila told Agence France Presse that such sentences cannot be appealed. |
| Posted by:Fred |