Former Egyptian President Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison

An Egyptian court sentenced ousted former President Mohamed Mursi to 20 years in prison on Tuesday for the killing of protesters in December 2012.

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. The decision can be appealed.