Egypt imprisons 51 for dissenting against Saudi islands bargain
Egypt has sentenced 51 individuals to two years each in jail for challenging against a choice a month ago to surrender two Red Ocean islands to Saudi Arabia.
There were 33 respondents present in the Cairo court to hear the verdicts, while the lay were out on safeguard.
Family and companions of the respondents cried in stun outside the courthouse, reports said.
The choice to hand over the islands to Saudi Arabia started a reaction among numerous Egyptians.
It was made by Egyptian president Abdul Fattah al-Sisi amid an uncommon visit by Saudi Arabia's Top dog Salman, amid which the Saudi lord reported arrangements for help and interest in Egypt.
Pundits says President Sisi "sold" the uninhabited islands, Tiran and Sanafir, consequently for the ventures.
Be that as it may, the Egyptian government keeps up that the islands dependably had a place with Saudi Arabia, and were just being taken care of by Egypt since the 1950s.
Both common and Islamist activists called for individuals to show against the exchange of the islands.
Police scattered the dissents in April, capturing many individuals, a number of whom were later accused of interest in illicit encourages.
Mr Sisi has confronted expanding feedback as of late on a scope of issues, including Egypt's dreary economy.
The president, a previous armed force general, already appreciated expansive backing in the wake of winning the race in 2014, yet has confronted expanding discontent.
There were 33 respondents present in the Cairo court to hear the verdicts, while the lay were out on safeguard.
Family and companions of the respondents cried in stun outside the courthouse, reports said.
The choice to hand over the islands to Saudi Arabia started a reaction among numerous Egyptians.
It was made by Egyptian president Abdul Fattah al-Sisi amid an uncommon visit by Saudi Arabia's Top dog Salman, amid which the Saudi lord reported arrangements for help and interest in Egypt.
Pundits says President Sisi "sold" the uninhabited islands, Tiran and Sanafir, consequently for the ventures.
Be that as it may, the Egyptian government keeps up that the islands dependably had a place with Saudi Arabia, and were just being taken care of by Egypt since the 1950s.
Both common and Islamist activists called for individuals to show against the exchange of the islands.
Police scattered the dissents in April, capturing many individuals, a number of whom were later accused of interest in illicit encourages.
Mr Sisi has confronted expanding feedback as of late on a scope of issues, including Egypt's dreary economy.
The president, a previous armed force general, already appreciated expansive backing in the wake of winning the race in 2014, yet has confronted expanding discontent.
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