(중동) 이집트 前대통령 사형선고

출처: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32763215

16 May 2015

Mohammed Morsi, Egypt's ex-leader, sentenced to death 모하메드 몰시, 이집트 전직 대통령 사형선고 받다

Morsi has rejected the authority of the courts 몰시 사법부의 권위 부정하다

An Egyptian court has pronounced death sentences on ousted president Mohammed Morsi and more than 100 other people over a mass prison break in 2011. 에집트 법정은 2011년 집단 감옥 파손에 참여했던 쫓겨난 대통령 모하메드 몰시와 기타 열 명에게 사형을 구형했다.

Morsi is already serving a 20-year prison term for ordering the arrest and torture of protesters while in power. 몰시는 권좌에 있을 당시 데모꾼들을 체포하고 고문했다는 죄목으로 20년 징역형을 선고받고 복역 중이다.

Egypt's religious authorities will now have to give their opinion before the sentence can be carried out. 사형이 집행되기 전, 이집트의 종교당국은 이 사형집행에 대한 종교의 의견을 제시할 차례가 되었다.

Morsi's supporters from his Muslim Brotherhood movement have described the charges against him as "farcical". 몰시를 지지하는 무슬림 형제애 운동 소속의 사람들은 몰시에 대한 기소는 "웃음거리가 된" 것이라 표현했다.

He was deposed by the military in July 2013 following mass street protests against his rule. 통치에 시위하는 대량 시위 후에 몰시는 2013년 군부에 의해 권좌에서 쫓겨났다.

Since then, the authorities have banned the Muslim Brotherhood and arrested thousands of his supporters. 그 후, 이집트 당국은 무슬림 형제애 운동을 금지시켰고 몰시의 추종자 수천명을 체포하기도 했다.

In a separate case on Saturday, an Egyptian court banned hardcore football fan clubs known as the Ultras, who played a leading role in protests during the 2011 uprising against then-president Hosni Mubarak. 지난 토요일 또다른 케이스에서, 이집트 법원은 2011년 당시 대통령 무바락을 쫓아내는 시위에서 큰 역할을 담당했던 울트라 라고 불리는 강경한 축구팬클럽을 금지시켰다.

At the scene: Sally Nabil, BBC Arabic, Cairo

Inside the dock, Morsi and members of his Muslim Brotherhood group chanted, "Down with military rule!" after the judge read out his ruling against him.

The judge's request for the death sentence in connection with the jailbreak case was referred to the grand mufti, a high religious cleric, for ratification.

However, the mufti's recommendation is not binding. Even if he advises against the death sentence, the judge can still go ahead with it.

The Brotherhood issued a statement condemning the sentence and called for an escalation of protests.

But the tight security grip in Egypt means that it is highly unlikely to see mass demonstrations.

Hundreds of Brotherhood supporters are already behind bars, while others are keeping a low profile for fear of a crackdown.

Morsi's supporters took to the streets in protest after he was given a 20-year jail sentence in April

Morsi raised both fists in defiance as the sentences were given.

Morsi, who escaped from Wadi Natroun prison in January 2011, was accused of colluding with foreign militants in a plot to free Islamists during the mass prison breaks.

Many of his 104 co-defendants were Palestinians accused of being members of militant group Hamas, and were charged in absentia.

The court also issued rulings on another case, sentencing 16 Muslim Brotherhood members, including deputy leader Khairat al-Shater, to death on spying charges.

Morsi, who also faces espionage charges, will be issued a verdict in that case at a later date.

Huge crowds gathered in Tahrir Square to celebrate when the military ousted Mr Morsi

Hundreds of people have been sentenced to death in a crackdown on the Brotherhood following Morsi's removal in 2013.

However, it is thought that only one such death sentence has been carried out so far.

All death sentences must first be sent to the grand mufti, Egypt's highest religious authority, for his non-binding opinion on whether they should stand.

Convictions are still open to appeal, even if the grand mufti gives his approval.

'Erasing democracy'

Morsi's supporters have condemned the cases against him as a political show trial.

Amr Darrag, a former minister in Morsi's government, described Saturday as one of the darkest days" in Egypt's history.

"These latest charges are another deeply disturbing attempt to permanently erase democracy and the democratic process in Egypt," he said in a statement.

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The death sentence was also condemned by Amnesty International, which said it had become a tool "to purge the political opposition", and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who likened it to a return to "ancient Egypt".

Morsi was Egypt's first freely elected president, but protests began building less than a year into his rule when he issued a decree granting himself far-reaching powers.

The armed forces, led by then-military chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, ousted Morsi in July 2013.

In May 2014, Mr Sisi became president after securing a landslide victory in presidential elections with a turnout of 46%.