Armant Misdemeanor Appeals Court confirms sentence against Kyrillos for contempt of Islam
Source:
mcndirect
Date of source:
30 Sep 2014
Reference:
The Armant Misdemeanor Appeal Court in Luxor (Upper Egypt) confirmed the sentence the first-degree court against a young Coptic Christian man named Kyrillos Shawki, who was accused of contempt of Islam for stirring sectarian strife. He was sentenced to six years in prison and 6,000 EGP bail.
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