EGYPTIAN COURT SET 11 YEARS PRISON 14 STUDENT GIRL
Cairo, 24 Muharram 1435/28 November 2013 (MINA) – Sidi Gaber court in Alexandria-Egypt, on Wednesday decided 11-years prison sentence over 14 young women who are members of the Morning 7 Movement anti-coup.
The 14 girls aged 14 to 18 years it has been charged with mass mobilizations, actions of thuggery and affiliated to the organization, online media Sinai Mesir quoted by Mi’raj News Agency (MINA) as reporting.
Seven minors among the group were remanded to juvenile detention until they reach legal age, Al Jazeera reported.
Six men, described by prosecutors as Muslim Brotherhood leaders, were sentenced to 15-year terms, accused of being members of a “terrorist organisation”.
Meanwhile Morning 7 Movement in a statement through official pages on social networking site Facebook calling for Egyptian staged a “intifada” against the military coup.
They expressed arrogance of military regime had crossed line, violate the rights of freedom of speech and tarnished the dignity of law enforcement institutions working for benefit of Egypt since the coup.
They also threaten the ruling authority for holding a rally back bigger on December 12 in all regions of Egypt.
In a news conference also on Wednesday, Hazem el-Beblawi, the interim prime minister, defended a new law requires which citizens to apply for permission before marching as a “necessary step”.
“The cabinet confirms that it will apply the law fully to show its support for the police in the face of terrorism. The law is subject to change, but through the proper channels.”
Protesters opposed to both Morsi and the interim army-backed government meanwhile gathered in downtown Cairo for a rally against the law.
Unexpectedly, the interior ministry announced that it had approved the march, even though organisers denied applying for a permit.
The ministry said the application was submitted by the father of Salah Ahmed Mohamed, known as “Jika”, the first protester killed during deposed Morsi’s tenure.
Wednesday’s rally was only announced in the morning, giving far less than the required period of notice.
The backlash against the law is the latest criticism of Beblawi’s increasingly unpopular government. Even some supporters think it went too far in restricting personal freedoms.
Leaders of Tamarod, the petition campaign that organised the protests that preceded Morsi’s ouster, have criticised the law as too harsh, and several were arrested while protesting against it on Tuesday in the southern city of Aswan. (T/P09/P04).
Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)
