On Saturday, the Banha Criminal Court has ruled in case of the fitnah (strife) of al- Khusūs. It sentenced Hanī Farūk, the prime defendant, to 25 years of hard labor, in addition to a fine of 15,000 EGP. Naguīb Samīr and Iskander Samīr were also sentenced to 15 years and fined 5,000 EGP each. On the other hand, Mustāfa ‘Abd al- Bār, Mahmūd Mahmūd al-‘Alfī, ‘Abd al-NabīFathī‘Abd al-Rahmān, and Rif’at Muhammad ‘Abd al-Rahmān and several others were sentenced to 5 years each (Author not mentioned, “Copts United”, Dec. 14). Read original text in Arabic.