Three inmates convicted on proven charges of targeting police officers were executed this morning, Bahrain's Chief of Terror Crime Prosecution Advocate General Ahmed Al Hammadi said.
The execution was carried out after the Court of Cassation rejected the appeals of the defendants, upheld their death sentence, the legally prescribed measures were taken and the Public Prosecutor requested the implementation ofRead more
The Court of Cassation sentenced 15 defendants to three years of rigorous imprisonment over accusations of committing violent acts and riots in the vicinity of Masjid Hamza in Suez.
Earlier, the public prosecution has sentenced 27 defendants to Suez misdemeanor court over staging protests and threatening public security and peace without getting a demonstration permit.
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The Court of Cassation on Wednesday announced the reasons for its ruling upholding the death sentence against terrorist Adel Habbara and jail terms against 15 other terrorists over charges of killing 25 central security soldiers in August 2013 in Rafah.
The court indicated that Habbara admitted the authenticity of contents of recorded phone calls during which he, and a terroristRead more
The court of cassation on Saturday upheld a court ruling against terrorist Adel Habbara who is involved in the second Rafah massacre case.
The court also upheld varied sentences against 15 other defendants.
The defendants face charges of killing Central Security Forces personnel in Rafah in August 2013.
In November 2015, Habbara and six fugitives were slapped death sentences, whileRead more
The court of cassation annulled on Saturday a five-year jail sentence issued against former Shura Council speaker Safwat el-Sherif and his son Ehab and ordered retrial.
They are accused of profiteering and influence peddling.
Sherif and Ehab turned themselves in to police early Saturday ahead of the trial.
According to investigations, Sherif, once secretary general for the now-dissolved National DemocraticRead more
An Egyptian appeals court Tuesday quashed one of two life sentences handed down to Muhammad Mursi since his 2013 overthrow, in the ex-president’s second appeals victory in a week.
The Court of Cassation, Egypt’s highest appeals court, issued the verdict, Mursi’s lawyer and a judicial official told AFP.
The court ordered a retrial in the case, Mursi’s lawyer Abdel MoneimRead more
Egypt’s Court of Cassation on Tuesday overturned a death sentence against deposed President Mohammed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood and ordered a retrial.
Mursi was sentenced to death in June 2015 in connection with a mass jail break during Egypt’s 2011 uprising.
Mursi, democratically elected after the revolution, was overthrown in mid-2013 by then-Gen. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, now the president,Read more
The Court of Cassation on Tuesday upheld a verdict to release Alaa and Gamal Mubarak, the sons of former president Hosni Mubarak, pending investigations into accusations that they along with their father used funds allocated for the maintenance of presidential palaces to renovate their own personal villas.
The court turned down the prosecution's challenge of the verdict.
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The court of cassation decided on Saturday to pronounce on December 10 the verdict concerning a challenge filed by terrorist Adel Habbara and other defendants in the second Rafah massacre case.
The defendants face charges of killing Central Security Forces personnel in Rafah in August 2013.
In November 2015, some of the defendants, including Habbara, were slapped death sentences, whileRead more
An Egyptian appeals court upheld on Saturday a 20-year sentence for ousted president Muhammad Mursi, the first final ruling in a string of trials for the deposed Islamist leader.
The Court of Cassation also upheld sentences against eight of his codefendants, including seven who received the same prison term and one who was sentenced to 10 years in prison, aRead more