Court Rulings Mirror Fears, Hopes in Egyptian Vote

Death sentence upheld for Muslim, but in another trial, shocking bias persists.

CAIRO, Egypt, May 30 (CDN) — In the lead-up to the country’s first democratic presidential election, a court ruling confirmed fears that justice will continue to elude the Christian minority in post-revolutionary Egypt, while another verdict offered some hope.


On May 21 a judge sentenced 12 Coptic Christians to life in prison for their alleged part in a riot in Abu-Qurgas village, in Minya Province, that left two Muslims and one Christian dead. Eight Muslims charged with the same crimes in the same riot were all acquitted. 

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