Summary Thirty-nine other defendants, all minors, were sentenced to 10 years in prison
CAIRO (AFP) - An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced to life 230 activists from the 2011 revolt against Hosni Mubarak, including leading campaigner Ahmed Douma, judicial sources said.
Thirty-nine other defendants, all minors, were sentenced to 10 years in prison.
All 269 defendants were found guilty of taking part in clashes with security forces near Cairo s Tahrir Square in December 2011, the sources said.
A life sentence in Egypt is for 25 years.
Wednesday s ruling, which can be appealed, is the harshest court order delivered so far against non-Islamist activists amid a government crackdown overseen by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Hundreds of Islamist supporters of Mubarak s successor, Mohamed Morsi, have been sentenced to death after often speedy trials.
Douma rose to prominence during the 2011 uprising that ousted Mubarak and was also a key protest leader against Morsi.
He is already serving three years for violating a law prohibiting protests without a permit.
