4 year-old gets life sentence for murder

Feb 21, 2016, 14:28
4 year-old gets life sentence for murder

"On the eve of injustice and madness in Egypt, a four-year-old child was sentenced to life imprisonment", Hurira was quoted by the Post as saying.

The court ruling against 4-year-old Ahmed Mansour Karni are for a homicide and other crimes that took place when was less than 2 years old.

Karni's defense attorney Faisal al-Sayd says the child's name was likely added to the list of suspects by mistake.

The indictment stated the charges in full as four counts of murder, eight counts of attempted murder, vandalising property belonging to the Egyptian Health Administration, threatening soldiers and police officers and damaging vehicles belonging to security forces.

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Another Egyptian lawyer Mohammed Abu Hurira said the case showed that the "Egyptian scales of justice are not reversible" and that 'Egypt is ruled by a bunch of lunatics'. "No reason. Logic committed suicide a while ago".

It's sparked outrage in Egypt, where the courts have come under fire for corruption and injustice.

Activist Ahmed Moomen said in a post: "Life sentence for a 4-year-old child, the stupid state".

Human Rights Watch wants multiple "abusive" laws enacted by both President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Adly Mansour.

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In 2013, Mohamed Morsi was ousted at the nation's leader. About 40,000 citizens are reportedly have been jailed under the regime due to an increased crackdown in dissenters.

"That such abuse is meted out against children in detention is utterly deplorable", Said Boumedouha, Deputy Director of Amnesty International's Middle East and North Africa Programme, said in a statement.

Going by the timeline of events that led to the alleged crimes the youngster is being convicted for, Karni was about 2-years old at the time, as they occurred two years ago during the riots and demonstrations of January 3 2014. It comes less than a year after a blind man received a 15-year prison sentence for shooting a police officer.

A young boy has been handed down life in prison after being found guilty on a murder charge.

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