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Egypt's Mohammed Morsi sentenced to 20 years in jail

Updated on: 23 October,2016 11:48 AM IST  | 
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An Egyptian criminal court on Saturday confirmed a 20-year prison sentence given to Mohammed Morsi for inciting violence during demonstrations in 2012, in the first final verdict in a case against the former president

Egypt's Mohammed Morsi sentenced to 20 years in jail

Mohammed Morsi. Pic/AFP
Mohammed Morsi. Pic/AFP


Cairo: An Egyptian criminal court on Saturday confirmed a 20-year prison sentence given to Mohammed Morsi for inciting violence during demonstrations in 2012, in the first final verdict in a case against the former president.


In April 2015, a Cairo court had sentenced Morsi to 20 years in prison for inciting violence against protesters who had staged a sit-in outside the Ittihadiya presidential palace in December 2012, when Morsi was still in power.


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