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Egyptian court sentences MB chief, 13 others to death

Xinhua, March 17, 2015 Adjust font size:

An Egyptian court delivered on Monday another death sentence to the chief leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group Mohamed Badie and 13 other members over violence charges, state-run al-Ahram newspaper reported.

The verdict was referred by Cairo Criminal Court to the Grand Mufti, the country's highest Islamic official whose opinion is usually considered a formality. The final verdict, which still can be appealed, will be issued on April 11.

The MB spiritual leader and the other defendants are charged with running operations room to mobilize group members to target security forces and to spread disorder after the dispersal of the two major sit-ins in Cairo in August 2013.

Since the ouster of former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi by the military in July 2013, the army-backed government has launched a massive security crackdown on his supporters and affiliates, leaving more than 1,000 killed and thousands others arrested.

Morsi is now standing trial over charges including jailbreak, ordering the killing of protesters, spying and insulting the judiciary.

Many of the MB figures, including Badie, were sentenced to death in violence-related cases. However, the sentences have not been carried out and can be appealed. Endit