Court sentences Egypt's ousted president to death

[Lite Beer]

Court sentences Egypt's ousted president to death

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced ousted President Mohammed Morsi to death over his part in a mass prison break that took place during the 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak.

As is customary in passing capital punishment, Judge Shaaban el-Shami referred his death sentence on Morsi and others to the nation's top Muslim theologian, or mufti, for his non-binding opinion. He set June 2 for the next hearing.

Morsi, Egypt's first freely elected president, was ousted by the military in July 2013 following days of mass street protests by Egyptians demanding that he be removed because of his divisive policies.

The ousted leader already is serving a 20-year sentence following his conviction on April 21 on charges linked to the killing of protesters outside a Cairo presidential palace in December 2012.

Morsi escaped a death sentence in a separate case before el-Shami related to allegations that Morsi, several of his aides and leaders of his now-outlawed Muslim Brotherhood allegedly passed state secrets to foreign groups, including the Palestinian militant Hamas group and Lebanon's Hezbollah, during his one year in office.

-- (c) Associated Press 2015-05-16

[sweatalot]

May be Thailand could learn something ...

[Ulysses G.]

This Muslim Brotherhood stooge has it coming.

[Prbkk]

Easy to say with the benefit of hindsight " be careful what you wish for" , but ....all the warning signs were there, in just about every country in the region and the Russians kept urging caution but no one was listening.

[catweazle]

Easy to say with the benefit of hindsight " be careful what you wish for" , but ....all the warning signs were there, in just about every country in the region and the Russians kept urging caution but no one was listening.

Correct, Prbkk! It's called arrogant pride!

[konying]

So in the end a dictator was replaced by another dictator.

Once again proof that Middle East can not be a democracy

[lucky11]

So in the end a dictator was replaced by another dictator.

Once again proof that Middle East can not be a democracy

He must qualify as the first democratically elected dictator!!

[konying]

So in the end a dictator was replaced by another dictator.

Once again proof that Middle East can not be a democracy

He must qualify as the first democratically elected dictator!!

Who? Sisi or Morsi?

[lucky11]

So in the end a dictator was replaced by another dictator.

Once again proof that Middle East can not be a democracy

He must qualify as the first democratically elected dictator!!

Who? Sisi or Morsi?

Morsi.

[konying]

So in the end a dictator was replaced by another dictator.

Once again proof that Middle East can not be a democracy

He must qualify as the first democratically elected dictator!!

Who? Sisi or Morsi?

Morsi.

I was referring to Sisi

[lucky11]

But you called them both dictators.

[konying]

But you called them both dictators.

No I did not.

Mubarak was, then Sisi took over.

Morsi, democratically elected president is to be killed.

Though Morsi did try to pass some laws paving way for absolute power and dictatorship , but failed to take into account military influence

[lucky11]

But you called them both dictators.

No I did not.

Mubarak was, then Sisi took over.

Morsi, democratically elected president is to be killed.

Though Morsi did try to pass some laws paving way for absolute power and dictatorship , but failed to take into account military influence

"Mr Mubarak won three elections unopposed since 1981"

[konying]

But you called them both dictators.

No I did not.

Mubarak was, then Sisi took over.

Morsi, democratically elected president is to be killed.

Though Morsi did try to pass some laws paving way for absolute power and dictatorship , but failed to take into account military influence

"Mr Mubarak won three elections unopposed since 1981"

Usually what happens when dictator is in power, there is no opposition

[Scott]

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