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Foreign Secretary concerned at Egypt court sentencing 528 people to death

William Hague concerned at 528 death sentences passed in Egypt & worried by reports of shortcomings in judicial process.

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Foreign & Commonwealth Office and 皇冠体育app Rt Hon William Hague
Published
24 March 2014
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Speaking today about an Egyptian court sentencing more than five hundred people to death, Foreign Secretary William Hague said:

I am deeply concerned by the reports that 528 individuals were today sentenced to death by a court in Al Minya in Egypt.

Reports that many of the accused were tried in their absence and that defendants may not have been adequately represented are also deeply worrying. We urge the Egyptian authorities to ensure full respect for defendants鈥� rights, and hope they will review this unacceptable sentence.

It is the long-standing policy of Her Majesty鈥檚 Government to oppose the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter of principle.

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Published 24 March 2014