Egypt sentences 10 Muslim Brotherhood members to death over 2015 violence charges
- The case will now be referred to the Grand Mufti, Egypt’s top theological authority, before the court meets on June 19 to confirm the sentences
- The men were accused of multiple incidents of violence against police in 2015. Capital punishment for civilian convicts in Egypt is carried out by hanging
An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced to death 10 members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group found guilty of violence against security officers in 2015, a judicial source said.
The case will now be referred to the Grand Mufti, Egypt’s top theological authority – a formality in death penalty cases – before the court meets on June 19 to confirm the sentences.
Of the 10 men, nine were in custody while one was sentenced in absentia, the source said.
They were accused of multiple incidents of violence against police in 2015 – a period that saw a spike in attacks targeting security forces.
Egypt outlawed the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood group in 2013 and designated it a terrorist organisation, following the military ousting of former president Mohammed Mursi.
General-turned-president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who led Morsi’s ousting, has since led a crackdown on the group, jailing thousands including its top leader as well as its rank and file.
Mursi died in custody in June 2019 after falling ill during a court hearing.
