6 defendants sentenced to death, 2 others to life in prison in El Khasous terrorist attach
Tuesday 28/August/2018 - 02:33 PM
The Cairo Criminal Court gave on Tuesday its final
verdict in the case of El Khasous security checkpoint, sentencing six
defendants to death and two others to life in jail.
The court also sentenced a minor to 15 years in
prison.
Three defendants were sentenced to five-year and
three-year prison terms.
On June 27, the Cairo Criminal Court referred papers
of the six defendants to Egypt's Mufti before sentencing them to death.
The six persons, who are implicated in carrying out
the attack on a security checkpoint in Qalyoubia's El-Khasous city, remained in
custody till the mufti gave his opinion regarding the death penalty.
