The Giza Criminal Court acquitted on Thursday Ikhwan leader Mohamed Badie — along with deputies El Beltagy and Essam El Erian, and several others — of “gathering with the intention of murder and sabotage” in a case dating back to 2013, state news agency MENA reported, according to Middle East Eye. Badie still faces a number of sentences, including the death penalty and three life sentences, for his involvement in jailbreak and as well as espionage.

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