Egypt on Wednesday executed nine suspected Muslim Brotherhood members convicted of involvement in the 2015 assassination of Egypt's top prosecutor, security officials said. The nine were found guilty of taking part in the bombing that killed Hisham Barakat, the first assassination of a senior official in Egypt in a... read full story
"There is no doubt that those involved in deadly attacks must be prosecuted and held accountable for their actions, but executing prisoners or convicting people based on confessions extracted through torture is not justice,"
Photo: An Egyptian policeman stands guard after a bomb attack that targeted Egypt's prosecutor general in the Heliopolis district of Cairo, Egypt, Monday, June 29, 2015. An official says Monday's attack targeted Hisham Barakat's convoy, wounding two security guards and a civilian. The official says it's not yet clear if Barakat was hurt or not. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)