The Cairo Criminal Court sentenced on Sunday the Islamic radical preacher Wagdy Ghoneim to death, simultaneously referring his case to the Grand Mufti. The final verdict will be issued on 29 April, according to state-media. Ghoneim faced trial in other cases alongside former Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, including incidents of violence outside the Presidential Palace on 5 December 2012. In March this year, Ghoneim was sentenced by a Cairo misdemeanours court to five years in prison on charges of incitement against Copts. Ghoneim had reportedly been banned from entering the UK for inciting terrorism.

Source: Daily News Egypt April 02, 2017 15:45 UTC