Egypt court acquits Muslim Brotherhood supporters in mass trial
[JURIST] An Egyptian court on Monday
acquitted 169 Muslim Brotherhood [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news
archive] supporters on charges relating to the violence following the
ouster of president Mohammed Morsi [BBC profile; JURIST news archive]
last year. The men had been charged [Reuters report] with "illegal
gathering" last August but will now be released from prison. The
acquittals represent a break from the pattern of mass trials of Morsi
supporters resulting in convictions. Also Monday another judge convicted 62 people of...
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