An Egyptian court has handed down death penalty to the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood movement and 13 others, a report said.
Mohammed Badie and 13 other members of the group were convicted for planning attacks against the state, reported the BBC.
Badie is embroiled in several legal cases and has been given death penalty by other courts too however, the sentences were later reduced to life imprisonment.
The Muslim Brotherhood was declared a terror group by the government in 2013.
The court forwarded the case to Egypt's Grand Mufti, the country's senior Sunni authority, the first step in ratifying the death sentences.
A final verdict is expected to be read on April 11, although the defendants can appeal.
Defence lawyer Ahmad Helmi termed the verdict "farcical," the report said.
