An Egyptian court on Tuesday sentenced two supporters of former President Mohamed Morsi to death and 20 others, including six fugitives to 25-year jail terms.
The Morsi supporters and the fugitives were sentenced for committing acts of violence following the ex-president’s removal in July 2013, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
The Cairo Criminal Court convicted the defendants, mostly loyalists of Morsi’s now-outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group, of violence, vandalism, murder and attempted murder against anti-Morsi protesters.
The anti-Morsi demonstration was carried out near Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo after the deadly security dispersal of pro-Morsi sit-ins.
A minor was also sentenced to 10 years imprisonment on the same case.
Morsi was overthrown by the military in July 2013 in response to mass protests against his one-year rule.
Later, security crackdown on his loyalists in mid-August left about 1,000 dead and thousands arrested.
Morsi is currently serving a recently confirmed 20-year prison sentence for inciting clashes between his supporters and opponents outside a presidential palace in late 2012 that left 10 people dead.