Egypt's former President Mohamed Morsy given death sentence in jailbreak case

Ousted former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy was sentenced to death Saturday in a Cairo court. He had been convicted in a 2011 prison break.Morsy's name will be passed to the Grand Mufti, along with those of more than 100 other defendants, for the confirmation of the death sentence on June 2. The Grand Mufti is the highest legal authority in Egypt. This was the harshest sentence that Morsy could have expected to receive in the case. He will be able to appeal the sentence. The leader of the...

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