Mohammed Morsi Sentenced to Death

Yeah, this'll end well.

 

[Trombonista]

So how long does he have left to live?

 

[DuskEngine]

The entire trial was pretty much a sham, and the military government is pretty fucking optimistic if they think they're going to succeed in rooting out the Muslim Brotherhood when they've survived like 7 or 8 purges.

My opinion of Morsi and the Brotherhood is far from stellar, but the crackdown against them has been pretty brutal.

 

[Dr. Meme]

The entire trial was pretty much a sham, and the military government is pretty fucking optimistic if they think they're going to succeed in rooting out the Muslim Brotherhood when they've survived like 7 or 8 purges.

My opinion of Morsi and the Brotherhood is far from stellar, but the crackdown against them has been pretty brutal.

Guess you could say he was e-gyp't

 

[AnOminous]

The entire trial was pretty much a sham, and the military government is pretty fucking optimistic if they think they're going to succeed in rooting out the Muslim Brotherhood when they've survived like 7 or 8 purges.

Farcical show trials do nothing but foster the very resentment that spawned the Muslim Brotherhood in the first place.

 

[AN/ALR56]

i think i will never understand the massive clusterfuck that is middle eastern politics.

 

[XYZpdq]

[deagle nation reference omitted for clarity]
Meh.
There wasn't a possible outcome for this that didn't involve a bunch of people flipping the fuck out.

 

[Picklechu]

The entire Arab world is an enormous political clusterfuck. Democracy and Islamism or Authoritarianism and (slightly more) secular values seem to be the only two options 99% of the time.

 

[Arctic]

The entire Arab world is an enormous political clusterfuck. Democracy and Islamism or Authoritarianism and (slightly more) secular values seem to be the only two options 99% of the time.

Don't forget Authoritarian Islam, like in Iran and Saudi-Arabia.

 

[Jewelsmakerguy]

Don't forget Authoritarian Islam, like in Iran and Saudi-Arabia.

Saudi Arabia's a giant cluster fuck of its own accord, given that they don't treat women, children or foreigners well. And it being highly unlikely it'll ever change makes me feel a little sick to my stomach.

Still, what do the Arabs hope to accomplish with this? It's only one death (admittedly a pretty brutal, if not stupid, one). The Muslim community's not going away simply because one man's dead. Even if he's a notable figure amongst their ranks.

 

[Picklechu]

Don't forget Authoritarian Islam, like in Iran and Saudi-Arabia.

Oh, I didn't. Just imagine the nightmare Saudi Arabia would be if it were Democratic? Also, Iran isn't part of the Arab world, but I agree with your general statement. Surprisingly, it may actually be semi-successful as a democracy, since the population is reasonably well-educated.

 

[Dudeofteenage]

It is possible he won't actually be killed - if I remember correctly all death sentences in Egypt need to be referred to a religious authority for a non-binding opinion, and the judges have an option to modify their sentence in that light. So it is theoretically possible that the religious authority will recommend his sentence be commuted to a long imprisonment, and that the court will go along with that.

 

[AnOminous]

It is possible he won't actually be killed - if I remember correctly all death sentences in Egypt need to be referred to a religious authority for a non-binding opinion, and the judges have an option to modify their sentence in that light. So it is theoretically possible that the religious authority will recommend his sentence be commuted to a long imprisonment, and that the court will go along with that.

It's possible if there's been some backlash that they might decide it's politically imprudent to go ahead with killing him, but I doubt it. The trial was basically political and the decision not to kill him would be basically political.

About the worst thing that could happen is if the religious authority recommends commuting the sentence but they go ahead and do it anyway (which is apparently a possible result).

 

[Dudeofteenage]

It's possible if there's been some backlash that they might decide it's politically imprudent to go ahead with killing him, but I doubt it. The trial was basically political and the decision not to kill him would be basically political.

About the worst thing that could happen is if the religious authority recommends commuting the sentence but they go ahead and do it anyway (which is apparently a possible result).

My understanding is that, while the Mufti's opinion is theoretically non-binding, in practice it is almost always respected. However, this might mean that the Mufti is leaned on to recommend that the death sentence be upheld. I don't think the current Mufti is very fond of the Muslim Brotherhood, so it's quite possible he will be happy to recommend his death.