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Middle East News

25 Egypt Opposition Members Sentenced

Tuesday, April 15, 2008 9:47:38 AM
By MAGGIE MICHAEL

Women react after hundreds of policemen threw a tight security ring around the courthouse and chased away the families of the defendants during a trial session of Muslim Brotherhood leading members at a military court in Cairo, Egypt Tuesday, April 15, 2008. A security official at Egypt's military trial of 40 top members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood group says that 25 of the Islamists on trial have been sentenced to up to 10 years in jail. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - An Egyptian military court on Tuesday convicted 25 key members of Egypt's largest opposition group and sentenced them to up to 10 years in jail, a security official said.

The charges against the Muslim Brotherhood members included money laundering and terrorism, but it was not immediately clear if the 25 were found guilty of both offenses, according to the official.

The official, who attended the trial at the military court north of Cairo but spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to talk to the media, also said that 15 other defendants were acquitted.


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