A few years after the rare anti-government protests in Egypt, a court there sentenced 38 people to life imprisonment. The state news site “Al-Ahram” reports this on Sunday evening. They were convicted of endangering public order and violence against security forces.
The criminal court, which deals with national security cases, also sentenced more than 40 other defendants to prison terms ranging from five to 15 years.
Allegations of corruption sparked protests
Among those sentenced to life imprisonment is exiled builder and actor Mohammed Ali, who says he worked for the army for more than 15 years. He had accused the military and President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of corruption in several social media videos, sparking protests in the country in the fall of 2019. Al-Sisi had denied the allegations. Ali was sentenced in absentia.
In Egypt, freedom of expression and assembly is severely restricted and anti-government demonstrations are effectively banned there. Hundreds of people were arrested in several provinces during the 2019 protests, according to human rights activists.
Source: Krone
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