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| Egypt Students Jailed for 4 Years over Violent Protests | ||
| 2014-05-12 | ||
| [AnNahar] An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced 36 students of the prestigious Al-Azhar university to four years in prison each over violent protests backing 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... , judicial sources said. Students supporting Morsi regularly hold demonstrations calling for his release at several Egyptian universities and in particular at Cairo's Al-Azhar university, a prestigious seat of Sunni Islamic learning. The 36 students were found guilty of holding a violent protest in December, rioting, blocking roads in front of the university and showing aggression against the security forces, the sources said. Each of the accused was also fined 30,000 Egyptian pounds (about $4,300/3,300 euros).
...politicians call things divisivewhen when the other side sez something they don't like. Their own statements are never divisive,they're principled... one-year rule. Since his overthrow, a crackdown targeting his supporters has seen more than 1,400 people killed in street festivities, over 15,000 tossed in the clink Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! and hundreds sentenced to death after speedy mass trials.
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| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 36 students of the prestigious Al-Azhar university Good thing they don't have to worry about student loans.... |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-05-12 20:41 |