Egypt’s Ex-President Mursi Gets Life Sentence in Qatar Spy Case
- Mursi has already been sentenced to death in prison-break case
- Two Al-Jazeera staffers also have death sentences affirmed
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Egypt’s former President Mohamed Mursi was jailed for life, while six people, including two Al-Jazeera staff members, had death sentences affirmed by a Cairo criminal court in a case linked to passing state secrets to Qatar.
The death sentences had been referred to the Grand Mufti, the government’s top religious official, for ratification. Mursi and two others who served in the government during his one-year presidency were given the standard life sentence. The verdicts can be appealed.