Egypt jails 93 for ‘inciting riots’

An Egyptian military court has sentenced 93 civilians to between 10 years and life imprisonment on charges of “inciting riots”, sources revealed.

Lawyers Khaled Komi and Samir El-Farra said the military court in Asyut handed down life sentences to 62 defendants in absentia and ten-year jail terms to 16 defendants who were present in court. A further seven were acquitted. Details of the terms handed down to the other defendants were not made public.

The charges relate to the events following the dispersal of the sit-in at Rabaa Al-Adawiya and Al-Nahda Squares on 14 August 2013.

The rulings are subject to appeal.

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