A Cairo court has sentenced former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and 12 other defendants to 20 years in prison.
Morsi was convicted on 21st April 2015 of ordering the arrest and torture of protesters in clashes outside the presidential palace in December 2012. The court acquitted the former president of murder charges that could have seen him face the death penalty.
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- Morsi also faces serious charges in three other cases, including an accusation that he passed intelligence to Qatar.
- Morsi was deposed by his then military chief and Minister of Defence Abdel Fattah el-Sisi after mass protests against his rule in the summer of 2013.
- Following this, the former president’s supporters launched a series of protests and sit-ins across the country culminating in a crackdown by security forces that left hundreds dead.
- At least 817 protesters were killed in Cairo’s Rabaa al-Adawiya Square.
- At least 1,212 people have been sentenced to death since the start of 2014, including the head of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie.
- Mohmmad Morsi
- Morsi is an Egyptian politician who served as the fifth president of Egypt, from 30 June 2012 to 3 July 2013.
- He was removed by Field Marshal Abdel Fattah el-Sisi after June 2013 Egyptian protests.
- He was the first democratically elected head of state in Egyptian history.
- On his first state visit to Pakistan, Morsi was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) by NUST in Islamabad
- Other Relevant Information:
- Egypt Capital: Cairo
- Egypt Currency: Egyptian Pound
