An Egyptian court today awarded death sentenced to four unnamed members out of 18 of the banned Muslim Brotherhood for the killing of 12 protesters who stormed the group’s headquarters in Cairo in June 2013 in demand of then President Mohamed Morsi’s resignation.
A Cairo court found the four men guilty of “killing, inciting to kill, possessing guns and live ammunition and joining armed groups to terrorise people.”
Decisions on the remaining 14 Muslim Brotherhood members including chief Mohamed Badie and leaders like Khairat al-Shater and Saad al-Katatni will be made on February 28, 2015.
According to the prosecutions, 12 protesters were killed and over 90 were injured when they clashed with Morsi supporters at the office in Cairo last year. At least 1,400 protestors have been killed in the crackdown ordered by then President Morsi who was later ousted by then army chief and now President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
The International human rights groups, however, not happy with the legal proceedings and have raised concerns about the rulings, citing unfair trials.
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