230 Egyptian activists sentenced to life

Rasa - 230 Egyptian peace activists have reportedly sentenced to life in prison of alleged participating in the 2011 uprising against the former dictator, Hosni Mubarak.

News ID: 2093

Date: 04 February 2015 - 19:26

RNA – The ruling, which can be appealed, was issued on Wednesday by the Egyptian judge Mohamed Nagi Shehata.

According to local sources, the activists were found guilty of participating in confrontations with the Egyptian security forces near the iconic Tahrir Square in December 2011.

39 other defendants were also sentenced to 10 years imprisonment on Wednesday over similar charges.

The Egyptian government has been cracking down on any opposition since Morsi was ousted. Sisi has been accused of leading the suppression of Morsi supporters, as hundreds of them have been killed in clashes with Egyptian security forces over the past year.

Rights groups say the army’s crackdown on the supporters of Morsi has led to the deaths of over 1,400 people and the arrest of 22,000 others, including some 200 people who have been sentenced to death in mass trials.

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