Some would question the integrity of the court system in Egypt after a judged sentenced 529 members of the Muslim Brotherhood to death for charges related to violent riots and the death of a single police officer n the southern Egyptian City of Minya last August.
So what is the Muslim botherhood? The Muslim Brotherhood is a religious and political group founded on the belief that Islam is not simply a religion, but a way of life. It advocates a move away from secularism, and a return to the rules of the Quran as a basis for healthy families, communities, and states.
Lawyers and analysts said the sentences were likely to be reduced on appeal, but their scale and quick presecution heightened concern for Egypt's rule of law amid a crackdown on political opposition. At least 16,000 mainly Islamist protestors have been arrested since Morsi's overthrow in July.
"Everyone knows that most of those in jail are young, and that oppression is targeting an entire generation to subjugate it to a regime that understands how separate it is from them and that does not want to, and cannot in any case, accommodate or include them." said activist Alaa And El Fattah.
Muslim Brotherhood and ousted President Mohamed Morsy supporters in Cairo on November 29, 2013.
Lawyers and analysts said the sentences were likely to be reduced on appeal, but their scale and quick presecution heightened concern for Egypt's rule of law amid a crackdown on political opposition. At least 16,000 mainly Islamist protestors have been arrested since Morsi's overthrow in July.
Alaa Abd El Fattah argues Egyptians are deceived by the ‘show’ of democratic process. Photograph: Noor Ayman Nour
"Everyone knows that most of those in jail are young, and that oppression is targeting an entire generation to subjugate it to a regime that understands how separate it is from them and that does not want to, and cannot in any case, accommodate or include them." said activist Alaa And El Fattah.
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