Between the months of March and April 2014, a court in Minya, Egypt, has recommended the death sentence to hundreds of members and supporters of the banned Muslim Brotherhood over an attack on a police station in December 2013.[1] The defendants included Mohamed Badie, the group's top leader, whose sentence was confirmed on June 21, 2014, along with 181 of the brotherhood's supporters.[2] This came two months after the previous ruling decided to refer the case to the Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawki Ibrahim.[3]

March ruling

On March 24, 2014, the Minya Criminal Court sentenced 529 Muslim Brotherhood supporters to death. 147 of the defendants were in court for the trial while the others were convicted in absentia.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Egypt Muslim Brotherhood mass death sentence ruling due". BBC. June 21, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Egypt court confirms death sentence on Brotherhood leader". Reuters Africa. June 21, 2014. Archived from the original on November 12, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Grand Mufti reviews 756 death sentences". Egypt Independent. June 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Egypt court sentences 528 Morsi supporters to death". BBC. March 24, 2014.
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