Egypt's Former President Mohamed Morsi Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison

Cairo court’s sentence over killing of protesters in 2012 comes as Morsi and Muslim Brotherhood members face several other trialsAn Egyptian criminal court has sentenced ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to 20 years in prison over the killing of protesters in 2012, the first verdict to be issued against the country’s first freely elected leader.The Cairo criminal court issued the verdict as Morsi and other defendants in the case – mostly Muslim Brotherhood leaders – stood in a soundproof glass cage inside a makeshift courtroom at Egypt’s national police academy.

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