An
Egyptian criminal court sentenced 22 people to death on Monday after
convicting them of storming a police station outside Cairo and killing
an officer on July 3, 2013 — the day the military overthrew Mohamed Morsi,
the Islamist president. The Giza court said eight of the defendants
were sentenced in absentia on charges that included murder, attempted
murder, possession of unlicensed firearms, destruction of property and
vandalism. The ruling, which can be appealed, also sentenced a minor to
10 years. Mr. Morsi himself faces a verdict on Tuesday over accusations
that he was responsible for the killing of protesters while president.
The ruling will be the first in several trials against him.
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