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![]() Independent observers needed in Egyptian military court
The 40 defendants, who include leading members of the Muslim Brotherhood, face charges of terrorism and money-laundering that could incur the death penalty. They are being tried before a military court on the express instructions of President Mubarak although none of them hold any position within Egypt’s armed forces. Seventeen of the 40 were previously tried, but acquitted on the same charges by a Cairo criminal court
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Saturday, August 4,2007 00:00 | |||||||
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Amnesty International (AI) has written to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak urging him to ensure that independent observers are permitted access to the trial of 40 members of the Muslim Brotherhood. The trial resumes before the Supreme Military Court in Heikstep, Cairo, on 5 August 2007. |
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Posted in MB News , Military Tribunal |
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