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Over 500 Muslim Brotherhood Members Sentenced To Death In Egypt
Read more: Over 500 Muslim Brotherhood Members Sentenced To Death In Egypt - Business Insider
Egyptian court sentences 529 Muslim Brotherhood members to death: lawyer | Reuters
Wow, short trial to sentence over 500 people to death. It started Saturday morning.
CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court sentenced 529 members of the Muslim Brotherhood to death on Monday on charges including murder, a defense lawyer said, in a sharp escalation of a crackdown on the movement.
The charges against the group, on trial in Minya since Saturday, include violence, inciting murder, storming a police station, attacking persons and damaging public and private property.
Only 123 of the defendants were present. The rest were either released, out on bail or on the run.
The government has declared the Brotherhood a "terrorist" group. The Brotherhood says it is a peaceful movement.
Read more: Over 500 Muslim Brotherhood Members Sentenced To Death In Egypt - Business Insider
Egyptian court sentences 529 Muslim Brotherhood members to death: lawyer | Reuters
Wow, short trial to sentence over 500 people to death. It started Saturday morning.