Egypt Sentences 6 People To Death, Including 2 Al Jazeera Journalists
MEP: A Cairo criminal court has sentenced six people to death, including two Al Jazeera journalists for revealing state secrets to Qatar, local media reported.
The case of jailed former President Mohamed Morsi, who is also charged for espionage for Qatar, was however, adjourned.
The defendants’ documents will be handed over to Egypt’s mufti for the sentence approval. Morsi will be adjudicated on June 18, the Arab country’s television channels broadcast.
It will then pronounce its verdict and sentence for the remaining five defendants, including Morsi, on charges of having supplied Qatar with classified documents.
Al Jazeera rejects Egypt’s allegations that the network was collaborating with Morsi’s elected government.
