Beirut — New mass death sentences issued by a court in central Egypt on April 28, 2014, after a cursory trial are a blatant and fundamental violation of the right to a fair trial guaranteed by the Egyptian constitution and international law.
Judge Said Youssef recommended the death sentence for 683 people, including Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohammed al-Badie, in connection with an August 2013 attack on the Adwa police station in the central Egyptian governorate of Minya.
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