Egypt confirms death sentences in espionage case
18 June 2016 |
3:16 pm
An Egyptian court has handed down its final ruling in the trial of 11 people, including toppled president Mohamed Morsi and Al Jazeera journalists, on leaking state secrets to Qatar. Six of the defendants were sentenced to death.
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