Ex-president of Egypt Mursi sentenced to 20 years in prison

In the dock, there were more than 10 defendants in the case of persecution of participants in anti -government speeches in Egypt

Ex-president of Egypt, Mohammed Mursi, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on charges related to the persecution of participants in mass anti-government speeches in 2012.

This is the first sentence of Mursi, shifted from the post of head of state by the military in July 2013. In the bench of the defendants, in addition to the ex-president, another 12 members of the Muslim Brothers now prohibited in the country, one of the leaders of which is Mursi.

The verdict was broadcast on the direct television. The prosecution points included violence, torture, abduction. The accusation of involvement in the murders from the defendants was removed, otherwise they were threatened with the death penalty. Like Mursi, other defendants in the case received long terms of imprisonment.

One of the former ministers in the government of Mursi AMR Darrag, in a statement from Istanbul, called the current process a "parody of justice." Darrag claims that the hearings are fully controlled by the government, and all charges against the defendants are unfounded.

The protection of a number of defendants, including Mohammed Mursi’s lawyers, intends to challenge the verdict sentenced on Tuesday.