Trio sentenced to death over Cairo killing spree
Publish date: 15 October 2018
Issue Number: 795
Diary: IBA Legalbrief Africa
Category: Egypt
An Egyptian court has sentenced three people to death for their involvement in the killing of 10 policemen and for belonging to an extremist group. A report on the News24 site notes that the defendants were found guilty by a Cairo criminal court of being involved in the killing of 10 policemen, including an officer, between August 2013 and May 2014. They were also convicted for belonging to the extremist group Ansar al-Sharia.
