The Cairo Criminal Court found the brother of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri [5] innocent of terrorism charges on Oct. 15. Mohamed al-Zawahri was the leader [6] of a Salafist [7] group and was an ally of ex-president Mohammed Morsi [8], who is associated with the Muslim Brotherhood [9]. Mohamed al-Zawahiri was tried with 67 other defendants in the case referred to [10] as the "al-Zawahri cell." Ten co-defendants were sentenced to death, and 32 others were given life imprisonment. Mohamed al-Zawahri was arrested [11] in August 2013, two days after security forces forcibly dispersed the Rabea Mosque protest camp [12], killing perhaps 600.
From Jurist [13], Oct. 15. USed with permission.
