CAIRO: An Egyptian court sentenced ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to three years in prison along with 19 other defendants on Saturday for “insulting the judiciary,” his lawyer said. Morsi had already been sentenced to a total of 45 years in prison in two other trials after the military ousted him in 2013. Morsi’s lawyer Abdel Moneim Abdel Maqsud told AFP that he would appeal the verdict. Thousands of Islamists have been arrested and put on trial since the military ousted the divisive Morsi following mass protests demanding his resignation. The crackdown extended to other opponents of then army chief now President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who was elected a year after Morsi’s overthrow.

Source: New Strait Times December 30, 2017 11:48 UTC