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Egypt's Morsi sentenced to three years for insulting the judiciary | |
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Egypt's former president has been sentenced to three years in prison for insulting the judiciary. | Egypt's former president has been sentenced to three years in prison for insulting the judiciary. |
Mohammed Morsi already holds other jail terms including a life sentence. | Mohammed Morsi already holds other jail terms including a life sentence. |
He is awaiting a retrial on a separate charge of conspiring to commit terrorist acts, for which he was previously sentenced to death. The death sentence was lifted on appeal. | He is awaiting a retrial on a separate charge of conspiring to commit terrorist acts, for which he was previously sentenced to death. The death sentence was lifted on appeal. |
Mr Morsi was overthrown by the military in 2013 and has been detained since. He is currently in a high-security prison. | Mr Morsi was overthrown by the military in 2013 and has been detained since. He is currently in a high-security prison. |
He has also been fined a million Egyptian pounds (£42,000; $56,000) relating to a speech given in 2013. | He has also been fined a million Egyptian pounds (£42,000; $56,000) relating to a speech given in 2013. |
Also sentenced on Saturday were 17 co-defendants, including fines for political blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah and broadcaster Tawfiq Okasha. | Also sentenced on Saturday were 17 co-defendants, including fines for political blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah and broadcaster Tawfiq Okasha. |
Mr Morsi has previously rejected the authority of the courts, and in his first trial shouted from the dock that he was being "forcibly detained". | Mr Morsi has previously rejected the authority of the courts, and in his first trial shouted from the dock that he was being "forcibly detained". |
Since then he has been forced to sit in soundproof glass cages in courtrooms, which officials say are designed to prevent him disrupting proceedings. | Since then he has been forced to sit in soundproof glass cages in courtrooms, which officials say are designed to prevent him disrupting proceedings. |
He was overthrown by the military following mass protests a year after he took office as the country's first democratically elected leader. | He was overthrown by the military following mass protests a year after he took office as the country's first democratically elected leader. |
The authorities subsequently launched a crackdown on supporters of Mr Morsi and the Islamist movement to which he belongs, the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood. | The authorities subsequently launched a crackdown on supporters of Mr Morsi and the Islamist movement to which he belongs, the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood. |
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