18/03/2015 (Agence Europe) - EU calls for fair trials. On 17 March, after the preliminary death sentences of 13 Muslim Brothers and their leader Mohammed Badie, the European Union reiterated its call to the Egyptian judicial authorities to ensure the defendants' rights to a fair and timely trial based on clear charges and proper and independent investigations - in line with international standards. The Muslim Brothers were sentenced to death “for planning to use force against the state”....