Egyptian court

Qatar expressed "deep concern" on June 17 over a death sentence handed down by an Egyptian court against ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi and called for his release.

An Egyptian court has overturned the death penalty imposed on deposed former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi to life in prison (25 years imprisonment). He was convicted, amongst others, on espionage charges.

According to international media, the court nevertheless confirmed the capital punishment verdict for another 16 Muslim Brotherhood members.

An Egyptian court upheld on Tuesday the death sentence of former President Mohamed Morsi for plotting prison breaks and attacks on police during the 2011 uprising.

The sentence, which had been initially issued in May, was now upheld after a consultation with the Grand Mufti, the highest religious authority in Egypt.

An Egyptian court sentenced deposed President Mohamed Mursi to death on June 16 on charges of killing, kidnapping and other offences during a 2011 mass jail break. 

The general guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, and four other Brotherhood leaders were also handed the death penalty. More than 80 others were sentenced to death in absentia. 

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will face a second and final retrial over the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that ended his 30-year rule, a high court said on June 4.

An Egyptian court postponed June 2 issuing a final ruling over a death sentence recommendation for former Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and other top Muslim Brotherhood leaders in a case related to a 2011 mass jail break. 

The judge said the case was postponed to June 16. 

Should the Turkish president have any fear that his future might be similar to that of Egypt's ousted president, Mohamed Morsi? Irrespective of whether there were sufficient reasons or not to merit him having such fears, thank God this country not only abolished the death penalty but also closed that dark chapter of military coups - yes, thanks to a great extent to the Justice and Development P

One cannot remain silent on the decision of the Egyptian court that sentenced President Morsi, who was elected by 52 percent but then toppled by a coup, to death. 

These decisions are examples of 21st century murders committed by the justice under the instruction of politics. 

Struggle is needed for values such as democracy, rule of law and independent judiciary to develop.

The United States expressed "deep concern" May 17 after an Egyptian court sentenced deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi and more than 100 others to death for their role in a mass jailbreak during the 2011 uprising.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has slammed the death penalty issued for former Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi, likening the country to "ancient Egypt" while criticizing the Western stance over the coup, which was led by Mursi's successor Abdel Fatah al-Sisi.