Egypt's former president Morsi gets 20 years in prison for inciting killings

April 21, 2015 13:57

Egypt's former President Mohammed Morsi has been given a 20 year sentence on charges of inciting the killing of protesters, reports the BBC. The ruling will be the first in several trials he is facing. Morsi was deposed by the army in July 2013 following mass street protests against his rule.

Since then, the authorities have banned his Muslim Brotherhood party and arrested thousands of his supporters.

Morsi and several other Muslim Brotherhood leaders are accused of inciting supporters to kill a journalist and opposition protesters in clashes outside the presidential palace in late 2012.

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