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Egypt sentences 230 antiMubarak activists to life

AFP, Cairo
An Egyptian court Wednesday sentenced to life 230 secular activists from the 2011 revolt against long-time strongman Hosni Mubarak, including leading campaigner Ahmed Douma, an official said.
Thirty-nine others, all minors, were jailed for 10 years.
The verdict, which can be appealed, is the harshest delivered so far against nonIslamist activists amid a government crackdown on opponents overseen by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Hundreds of Islamist supporters of Mubarak's successor, Mohamed Morsi, have been sentenced to death after often speedy trials described by the United Nations as " unprecedented in recent history".
At Wednesday's hearing, all 269 defendants were convicted of taking part in clashes with security forces near Cairo's Tahrir Square in December 2011, said the judicial official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
They were also found guilty of assaulting security forces and setting alight government buildings, including a cultural centre
founded in 1798 by Napoleon Bonaparte that contained more than 200,000 books.
A life sentence in Egypt is 25 years. The defendants were also ordered to pay a combined fine of $2.2 million.
Douma, 26, rose to prominence during the 2011 uprising that drove Mubarak from power and was also a key protest leader against Morsi.
Washington condemned the verdict.
"Mass trials and sentences run counter to the most basic democratic principles and due process under the law," said State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki, adding it "seems impossible that a fair review of evidence and testimony could be achieved under these circumstances."
The European Union likewise criticised the decision, saying Egypt was violating its international human rights obligations.
In November a court dropped murder charges against Mubarak.
If he walks free it would spur accusations against Sisi that he is reviving the Mubarak era. Mubarak's sons Alaa and Gamal — symbols of corruption during their father's rule - have also been released pending a retrial.