Egypt sentences Brotherhood leader Badie to life

From Top stories – France 24 - International News 24/7 Sat Aug 30 2014, 14:16:35

An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced the Muslim Brotherhood's spiritual leader Mohamed Badie to life in prison after religious authorities rejected the death penalty, in one of many trials of Islamists since their removal from power.

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