The court also ordered Morsi to pay one million Egyptian pounds (£41,615) as compensation to one of the judges, and told 22 of the defendants to pay one million Egyptian pounds each to a powerful union of judges known as the "Judges Club"
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By News Desk | December 30 2017
An Egyptian court has convicted former Islamist president Mohammed Morsi and 18 others of insulting the judiciary, sentencing them to three years in prison in a court session aired on TV.
The case in Cairo involved a total of 25 defendants, five of whom, including prominent rights activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah and political analyst Amr Hamzawy, were fined 30,000 Egyptian pounds each (£1,250). Abdel-Fattah is serving a five-year sentence for taking part in an illegal protest in 2013. Hamzawy lives in exile.
All the defendants are accused of insulting the judiciary by making statements that were made public either on TV, radio, social media or in publications that the court found to be inciting and expressing hatred toward the court and the judiciary.
The court also ordered Morsi to pay one million Egyptian pounds (£41,615) as compensation to one of the judges, and told 22 of the defendants to pay one million Egyptian pounds each to a powerful union of judges known as the "Judges Club", state-run Al-Ahram newspaper reported.
The verdict can be appealed.
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