The Giza Criminal Court sentenced 13 members of the ‘Agnad Misr’ (Soldiers of Egypt’) terrorist organization to death on Thursday, and sentenced 17 militants to life in prison, and two to 15 years rigorous imprisonment. The trial began in July 2014, when the prosecution referred defendants to the Court on charges of terrorism. These included forming a terrorist organization which intended to disrupt provisions of the constitution and the law, and prevented state institutions from carrying out their duties. The founder of Agnad Masr, Hammam Mohamed Attia, was killed in a police raid in April 2015 targeting his hideout in Giza. The Cairo Court for Urgent Matters issued a verdict in 2014 labeling Agnad Misr as a terrorist organization, in light of bombings and killings for which the group had claimed responsibility.

Source: Egypt Independent December 07, 2017 12:00 UTC