The Court of Cassation’s ruling is final, and cannot be challenged again by the defendants present. The defendants sentenced to life in prison included the only female defendant in the case, Samia Shenan, who was charged with mutilating the victim’s bodies after their deaths. The Criminal Court stated that these defendants were present at the scene of the crime, in accordance to a systematic plan that aimed to undermine public security and order. The court added that the defendants carried firearms, bricks and Molotov cocktails, which they used to storm the police station. Finally, 156 defendants appealed their sentences at the Court of Cassation, which ordered their retrial, and on Monday, resolved to uphold the ruling against 135 defendants.

Source: Egypt Independent September 25, 2018 11:15 UTC