An Egyptian court sentenced former president Mohammed Morsi to 20 years in prison on Tuesday in connection with the deaths of protesters during demonstrations against his rule in 2012. Morsi also faces charges in two other trials.

Morsi supporters attacked opposition protesters outside the presidential palace in December 2012, sparking clashes that killed at least 10 people.

Judge Ahmed Youssef dropped the murder charges against Morsi and said the sentence was instead linked to the “show of force” against protesters and unlawful detentions.

The Cairo Criminal Court issued the verdict as Morsi and other defendants in the case – mostly other Muslim Brotherhood leaders – stood in a soundproof glass cage in a makeshift courtroom at Egypt’s national police academy.

The country’s first freely elected president, Morsi took power after the 2011 overthrow of Hosni Mubarak. Morsi himself was ousted by the army in 2013 and put on trial as the new regime of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi launched a relentless crackdown on the moderate Islamist Muslim Brotherhood.

Hundreds of Brotherhood members have since been sentenced to death and thousands more jailed.

The Muslim Brotherhood issued a statement ahead of the verdict on Tuesday denouncing the judiciary – calling it a tool of repression – and calling for protests.

“The coup commander (Sisi) is exploiting the judiciary as a weapon in the battle against popular will and the democratic and revolutionary legitimacy represented by President Mohamed Morsi,” the statement said.

The Brotherhood called for “non-stop revolutionary marches and demonstrations” starting Tuesday in support of Morsi and demanding his reinstatement.

The Muslim Brotherhood, now blacklisted by Egypt as a “terrorist organisation”, has previously failed to mobilise large numbers for its rallies because of persistent fears amid a continuing crackdown.

Morsi also faces the possible death penalty in connection with two other trials, including one in which he is accused of leaking state secrets to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. He is also accused of escaping from prison during the widespread protests that eventually ousted Mubarak.

http://www.punchng.com/news/ex-egyptian-president-morsi-jailed-20-years/

First to comment again after few weeks interval...
Serves you well sire...meanwhile the following should face the same fate:
Oba Akiolu , chief zulu Akiolu, PEJ...
Thank you

When Buhari steps in as President .. an ex- president will be

This is the type of country where things are WORKING. I wish Nigeria will be like that one day.

Thats how its meant to be so our politicians would know they are also ordinary humans like us.. cant wait for such to happen to our present day politicians so they can all sit up and lead this nation to a greater height where it needs to be.

Numerous offenses

This one be like 'FINAL PUNCH'...

Though, I like the DIPLOMATIC process the people took in resolving this, by serving justice to the acussed, but the build up of violence to this point and the death casualties is what i hate....

#I pray their SOULS rest in PEAcE....

I pray that only the POsITIVe side(Justice) of this event happens in NIGERIa, and the NEGaTIve side(violence) of it happens in HELL....


#pEAce...

Cycle of power tussles and general instability,when will all these stop?
Nigeria shouldn't get to this level pls.

dayummmm

non-sense

egypt no dey smile.

V.G..d

.qq

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I don't give a care I don't give a care

FP!!!!

Is this not the man that rose to power on a popular call for 'change' using the Muslim brotherhood as a platform?


......... comes to mind.

Sorry bro

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ok

That serves him right......rot in jail

Sisi is proving to be a tough nut to crack in Egypt.

Will this sentencing be allowed to hold? Only time will tell.

We need this in Nigeria. NO TO IMMUNITY BUT YES TO SANITY!!!

Dat one na tip of d iceberg.... More to come...even in our country

Waow! Democracy at its best.

Jonathan is trembling

I was I wish this kind of thing can happen in Nigeria, where past corrupt leaders can be convicted. if anyone is bold enough to steal they should face the music, .

First of all to kill corruption, Our forces and jury must be sanitized, once a police man can be trusted, and the jury's/courts judgement can be fair then everyone will act like sane people

Another round of blood letting loading...............God have mercy upon the world!