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Egypt court sentences 79 supporters of Morsi to jail |
2014-05-15 |
![]() ...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 jail terms of between five and 10 years. Citing Egyptian judicial sources, reports said on Wednesday that "11 defendants were given 10 years in jail, 13 were placed in durance vile Book 'im, Mahmoud! for seven years, 55 were placed in durance vile Book 'im, Mahmoud! for five years and seven acquitted." The defendants were accused of involvement in last July's deadly festivities in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria after the army toppled Morsi, the country's first democratically-elected president. Egypt has been the scene of anti-government protests with continuous festivities between security forces and students since the ouster of Morsi. |
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