(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) CAIRO, Dec 30 (KUNA) -- Ousted Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi and 18 other co-defendants were sentenced to three years in prison for insulting the judicial system.
On Saturday, the Cairo Criminal Court has accused Morsi of defaming the judiciary in a public speech he performed on TV over four years ago "with the aim of spreading hate." The court also accused his partners of insulting judiciary figures on TV, radio and social media.
Morsi is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence over inciting deadly clashes between his supporters and opponents in late 2012 and a 25-year jail term over leaking classified documents.
Most leaders of the 'Muslim Brotherhood'; whose Morsi is affiliated with, are currently detained and many of them have been handed appealable death sentences and lengthy jail terms over various charges varying from inciting violence and murder to espionage and jailbreak. (end) rg.ag
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