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Capital punishment sought for 11 in Port Said stadium case
(MENAFN- Arab News) CAIRO: An Egyptian court on Sunday took a step toward imposing the death penalty on 11 men for involvement in deadly soccer stadium violence in 2012 in a court session shown on television.
The judge referred the sentencing to Egypt's Grand Mufti the country's most senior religious authority a step toward the death penalty which could be imposed at a later court hearing on May 30.
Port Said incident was Egypt's worst ever soccer disaster killing more than 70 fans and injuring at least 1000.
Many of those killed were crushed when panicked fans tried to escape from the stadium after a post-match pitch invasion by supporters of the local side Al-Masry.
In January 2013 a court sentenced 21 people to death in the case but after more than a year the High Court overturned the sentences and ordered a retrial.
The judge referred the sentencing to Egypt's Grand Mufti the country's most senior religious authority a step toward the death penalty which could be imposed at a later court hearing on May 30.
Port Said incident was Egypt's worst ever soccer disaster killing more than 70 fans and injuring at least 1000.
Many of those killed were crushed when panicked fans tried to escape from the stadium after a post-match pitch invasion by supporters of the local side Al-Masry.
In January 2013 a court sentenced 21 people to death in the case but after more than a year the High Court overturned the sentences and ordered a retrial.
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