The Cairo Criminal Court on Wednesday sentenced political activist Ahmed Doma to 15 years in prison and ordered him to pay LE 6 million for the damages, in the case known in the media as the “cabinet incidents” case. The court allowed some political activists to attend the session, including Mahinour al-Masri, Manal Hassan, the wife of activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, his sister Mona Seif, Ahmed Hahara, Nourhan Hefzi, and the brother of Doma, in addition to representatives from the European Union. It turned into a bloody clash that killed 18 people and injured 1,917. 269 suspects have been charged with different crimes in the case, including resisting authority, arson, theft, breaking into and damaging government buildings and institutions, damaging private and public property, hindering the work of public facilities, and possessing bladed weapons and Molotov cocktails. The Institut d’Egypte, the cabinet headquarters, the People’s Assembly and Shura Council, and the General Authority for Roads, Bridges and Land Transport building were attacked, stormed and partly burned, according to the indictment.

Source: Egypt Independent January 09, 2019 13:07 UTC