Egypt Reportedly Prosecuting 85-Year-Old Former Muslim Brotherhood Leader For Insulting Judiciary
Government officials or the prophet Muhammad, an insult is not a crime
A former leader of the Muslim Brotherhood was charged of insulting the judiciary on Saturday, Egyptian officials said, the latest move by prosecutors to bring to trial leading members of the former president's group.
Speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief journalists, they said 85-year-old Mahdi Akef was referred to a criminal court in Cairo but no date had been set for his trial.
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