Court jails ousted Egyptian president for insulting judiciary
An Egyptian court has convicted former Islamist president Mohammed Morsi and 18 others of insulting the judiciary and sentenced them to three years in prison. Among defendants in the case in Cairo were prominent rights activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah and political analyst Amr Hamzawy, both of whom were fined 30,000 Egyptian pounds (£1,250). Abdel-Fattah is serving a five-year sentence for taking part in an illegal protest in 2013. Hamzawy lives in exile. Saturday's verdict can be appealed. Morsi, Egypt's first freely elected president... Читать дальше...