Egypt court overturns death sentences for 149 Brotherhood supporters

The court ordered a retrial for the 149 defendants over a 2013 attack on a police station near Cairo.

Cairo - The court had also sentenced 37 people to death in absentia, but they would have to hand themselves in for a retrial.

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By AFP

Published: Wed 3 Feb 2016, 1:20 PM

Last updated: Wed 3 Feb 2016, 3:24 PM

An Egyptian appeals court overturned on Wednesday death sentences for 149 Brotherhood supporters accused of killing policemen in a mob attack on their station, a judicial source said.
The court had also sentenced 37 people to death in absentia, but they would have to hand themselves in for a retrial. 
The court ordered a retrial for the defendants over the attack, which killed 13 policemen near Cairo on August 14, 2013, the day police shot dead hundreds of demonstrators in the capital.

AFP

Published: Wed 3 Feb 2016, 1:20 PM

Last updated: Wed 3 Feb 2016, 3:24 PM

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