Egypt Court Sentences 529 Morsi Backers to Death

Publisher:
Agence France-Presse
Publication Date:
24 March 2014
Tags:
Egypt, Governance, Conflict, Peace and Security

A court ordered the execution of 529 supporters of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi after only two hearings on Monday, in the largest such sentencing in Egypt's modern history.

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