An Egyptian criminal court in Cairo, Egypt's capital has
sentenced former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi to 20
years in prison over the killing of protesters in 2012. The
former President's supporters attacked opposition protesters
outside the presidential palace in December 2012, sparking
clashes that killed at least 10 people.
Delivering judgement today, Judge Ahmed Youssef dropped
the murder charges against Morsi and said the sentence was
instead linked to the “show of force” against protesters &
unlawful detentions. Morsi who is Egypt's first freely elected
president came into office in 2011 after the overthrow of Hosni
Mubarak. He was ousted by the army in 2013.
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