Egypt Carries out First Execution of Mursi Supporter
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Egypt executed a Muslim Brotherhood supporter on Saturday for a murder committed during riots in mid-2013, the first death sentence carried out against a supporter of the banned movement under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Security sources have described Ramadan as a radical man who is not officially a Brotherhood member.
Egyptian courts have sentenced hundreds of alleged Brotherhood supporters to death in recent months, many in mass trials condemned by foreign governments and rights groups as violating international law.
Saturday's execution came a month after Egypt's high court upheld the death sentence against Ramadan. Most of the other death sentences are still under review in a complex system of legal appeals.
In one of the most dramatic scenes of the upheaval following Morsi's fall captured on video, Ramadan threw someone off a rooftop during clashes in the northern Mediterranean city's Sidi Gaber district. An al-Qaeda flag was seen tucked into the back of Ramadan's trousers.
Fifty-seven others were sentenced to 15-25 years in the case.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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