Egypt court confirms death sentences against 75 over Islamist sit-in





Cairo - An Egyptian court upheld death sentences against 75 people charged in a case related to a 2013 sit-in protest by backers of deposed Islamist president Mohammed Morsi, state television reports.



Egypt court confirms death sentences against 75 over Islamist sit-in
 
Those convicted include senior officials in Morsi's now-banned Muslim Brotherhood group, the broadcaster adds on its website.
Thirty-one of the 75 defendants were tried in absentia. The sentences can be appealed.

Saturday, September 8th 2018
(dpa)
           


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