Ousted Eyptian President Mohamed Morsi, sentenced to death

The former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi has been handed down a death sentence by an Egyptian court. According to the judge, the sentence was in relation to series of mass prison breaks which took place in 2011.

Morsi was among more than 100 defendants being given the same sentence. However, the sentence can be appealed and still needs to pass a procedure which includes going through the government’s Islamic law interpreter (Grand Mufti) for final recommendation or opinion. The court has slated its final decision  for June 21^st. Morsi was elected into power in June 2012 and barely stayed a year before being ousted in July 2013 by the army following wide spread demonstrations.