Egypt: Life term for senior Brotherhood leader found ‘spying for Hamas’

Judge Shereen Fahmi accused Ezzat of betraying Egypt and carrying out deeds that harm national security

A criminal court in Egypt yesterday sentenced deputy guide of the Muslim Brotherhood Mahmoud Ezzat to life imprisonment over allegations of spying for Hamas, Arabi21 reported.

This is the third life sentence against Ezzat since August 2020. He was sentenced to death in absentia over the claim and appealed after he was detained in August 2020.

During sentencing, Judge Shereen Fahmi accused Ezzat of betraying Egypt and carrying out deeds that harm national security.

One of the charges against Ezzat was his participation in the Islamic-American Dialogue conference organised by Brookings Centre in 2004 in Doha. Former US President Bill Clinton attended the conference.

Egypt claims Ezzat attended the conference in order to contact official and non-official foreign sides to gain support to carry out a coup in Egypt.

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