Egypt's court jails 26 over violence, sabotage
Xinhua,December 23, 2017 Adjust font size:
CAIRO, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced 26 defendants up to 10 years in prison over acts of violence and sabotage by storming a police station in January 2014, official MENA news agency reported.
Giza Criminal Court handed 13 convicts 10-year jail terms and sentenced 13 others to five years in prison. Their crimes also include illegally holding guns and ammunition and undermining security and social peace.
The 26 are mostly supporters of former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, who was toppled by the military in July 2013 in response to mass protests against his one-year rule and his currently outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group.
Most Brotherhood leaders, members and supporters, including Morsi himself and the group's top chief Mohamed Badie, are currently detained.
Many of them have been handed appealable death sentences and lengthy jail terms over charges varying from inciting violence and murder to espionage and jailbreak. Enditem