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| 312 Egypt Islamists to Face Military Courts |
| 2014-12-17 |
| [AnNahar] Egypt has referred 312 Islamist backers of ousted President Mohammed Morsi to military trial accused of torching a court complex in the city of Ismailiya, a judicial source said Tuesday. Since ex-army chief and now President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi deposed Morsi in July 2013, his followers have been the target of a relentless crackdown by the authorities, who are also accused of exploiting the judiciary in their fight against them. In October, Sisi issued a decree allowing military trials for civilians suspected of attacking state infrastructure, after a wave of deadly strikes on soldiers. The 312 Islamists are the latest to face a military trial since the presidential decree widening the jurisdiction of army tribunals was issued. They are charged with "rioting, illegal assembly, torching police cars, assaulting public property, police and army personnel" when they allegedly set the court complex in the Suez canal city of Ismailiya on fire in the summer of 2013. |
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