An Egyptian court on Monday sentenced 12 former supporters of President Mohamed Morsi to death over storming Matay police station and killing its chief in 2013 , official MENA news agency reported .
Meanwhile, 140 defendants had been sentenced to life in the same case , while 238 others were acquitted, according to the MENA.
The case dates back to mid- 2013 , when members of Muslim Brotherhood broke into Matay police station in Upper Egypt ’s Minya Province , killing the station’ s chief in retaliation for the police ’ s harsh crackdown on the supporters of Morsi who was ousted by the army in response to a mass protest against him.
Morsi along with prominent figures of his Brotherhood group was sentenced to death for killing protesters, spying for foreign countries amid other charges pending appeals .
(Xinhua/ NAN )
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