Brussels, 18/05/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Sunday 17 May, the European Union criticised the decision of an Egyptian court the previous day to seek the death penalty for Egypt's former president Mohamed Morsi and 128 of his supporters. They were prosecuted in connection with a mass jail break following violence during the events of 2011.
The court's decision “was taken at the end of a mass trial that was not in line with Egypt's obligations under international law”, said High...