BREAKING: Court issues 10 preliminary death sentences in ‘El-Zawahiri cell’ case

Cairo Criminal Court issued a preliminary death penalty sentence to 10 defendants convicted of running a terrorist organisation connected with Al-Qaeda.

The judges referred the preliminary sentences to the grand mufti for review, as per Egyptian law.

Another 58 defendants charged in the case, including Mohamed El-Zawahiri, the brother of Al-Qaeda chief Ayman El-Zawahiri, did not receive sentences on Monday.

The court will issue its verdict on the remainder of the defendants on 27 December.

source:Ahram Online