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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)
Thu Jan 9, 2014, 08:23 AM Jan 2014

Egypt court jails 63 Brotherhood supporters for 3 years.

Source: Yahoo News / The West Australian

CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court sentenced 63 Muslim Brotherhood supporters to three years in jail each on Thursday on charges including rioting, thuggery and weapons possession during protests late last year in Cairo, a judicial source said.

It was the biggest number of Brotherhood supporters sentenced in one case since the army-backed authorities began cracking down on the movement after former President Mohamed Mursi was deposed in July.

Read more: http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/world/a/20673954/egypt-court-jails-63-brotherhood-supporters-for-3-years/

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Egypt court jails 63 Brotherhood supporters for 3 years. (Original Post) dipsydoodle Jan 2014 OP
Well thank goodness the nondemocratic armed military junta is bringing freedom to Egypt Scootaloo Jan 2014 #1
Viva coupocracy! Comrade Grumpy Jan 2014 #2
 

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
1. Well thank goodness the nondemocratic armed military junta is bringing freedom to Egypt
Thu Jan 9, 2014, 08:31 AM
Jan 2014

Just like so many DU'ers predicted it would.

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