The North Cairo Criminal Court has sentenced two Copts to three years in high security prison for stealing weapons from the military in October 2011.

Investigations showed that Michael Najīb and Michael Shākir were found in possession of military firearms.

Najīb and Shākir are accused of stealing the weapon during the deadly clashes that took place outside Maspero on 9 October, 2011 (Shaymā’ al-Sayyīd, al-Misrīyūn, Feb. 5, p.2). Read original text in Arabic.

(Author’s note: a report of the same content came in al-Shurūq al-Jadīd, Feb. 5, p.3). The article has no link online.