Egyptian Judge Confirms Death Sentence Of More Than 180
An Egyptian judge has confirmed the death penalty for more than 180 people, including the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood's spiritual leader.
The same judge had originally sentenced 683 people to the death penalty back in April over the attack of a police station that left one officer dead.
The Guardian explains:
"The court's decision came two months after it referred the case against the Brotherhood's 'general guide,' Mohamed Badie, and hundreds of others to the state's highest religious authority, the grand mufti, the first step towards imposing a death sentence. ...
"Lawyers say the ruling can be overturned on appeal. It was not immediately clear how many sentences had been confirmed, with the lawyers giving estimates ranging from 182 to 197. In either case, it would be largest mass death sentence to be confirmed in Egypt in recent memory."