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Egypt's Morsi sentenced to life in espionage trial

By AFP
Egypt Egypt's ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi gestures from behind the defendant's bars during a previous court appearance in Cairo, on May 7, 2016.  By Khaled Desouki AFP
JUN 18, 2016 LISTEN
Egypt's ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi gestures from behind the defendant's bars during a previous court appearance in Cairo, on May 7, 2016. By Khaled Desouki (AFP)

Cairo (AFP) - An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced former Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to life in prison in an espionage trial in which six co-defendants were handed death penalties.

The court acquitted Morsi of charges of having supplied Qatar with classified documents but sentenced him to life for leading an unlawful organisation.

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