An Egyptian court sentenced former President Mohamed Morsi to 20 years in prison Tuesday in connection with the killing of protesters in 2012.
Egypt's Morsi Sentenced to 20 Years
![Senior Muslim brotherhood leader Essam el-Erian (left) flashes the four-fingered symbol in support of former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi. Morsi was sentenced to 20 years by a Cairo court, April 21, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/005760AB-2E32-48A9-8521-6718AC924A95_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Senior Muslim brotherhood leader Essam el-Erian (left) flashes the four-fingered symbol in support of former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi. Morsi was sentenced to 20 years by a Cairo court, April 21, 2015.
![A plainclothes Egyptian policeman guards Egypt's ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi. Morsi is held in a soundproof glass cage within a makeshift courtroom at Egypt’s national police academy in Cairo, April 21, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9F2438F4-B263-4362-B0D6-150BBB45CA33_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A plainclothes Egyptian policeman guards Egypt's ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi. Morsi is held in a soundproof glass cage within a makeshift courtroom at Egypt’s national police academy in Cairo, April 21, 2015.