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| Egypt acquits 112 on appeal over protest law |
| 2014-09-29 |
| An appeals court in Egypt on Sunday acquitted 112 people convicted of holding an illegal protest on the third anniversary of the 2011 revolt that toppled Hosni Mubarak, judicial sources said. The defendants, including supporters of ousted president Mohammed Mursi, were among 1,079 people arrested nationwide on January 25 as security forces cracked down on illegal demonstrations. Clashes between protesters and police that day resulted in the deaths of 49 people. A lower court originally sentenced the 112 to a year in jail after finding them guilty of violating the protest law, illegal assembly, rioting, inciting violence, blocking roads, assaulting police officers and vandalising public and private property. |
| Posted by:Steve White |