A court in Egypt has reportedly confirmed death sentences for more than 180 militants, including Muslim Brotherhood chief Mohamed Badie.
According to The Express Tribune, the court in the central city of Minya had initially sentenced 683 people to death, but on Saturday it commuted death sentences of four defendants to life in prison, including two women, and acquitted 496 others, prosecutor Abdel Rahim Abdel Malik told AFP.
At least 183 militants have been awarded the death sentence for their involvement in the murder and attempted murder of policemen in Minya province on August 14, during clashes in Cairo.
Meanwhile, most of the convicts are still absconding, according to lawyers.
The court's decision on Saturday came after it referred its initial ruling in April to Egypt's top Islamic scholar, as required under the country's legal system, the report said.
