Judicial officials in Egypt said an appeals court has ordered a retrial in an internationally criticized mass trial, overturning 37 death sentences.
Initially, more than 500 suspected backers of ousted President Mohammed Morsy were sentenced to death in March 2014 in a swift, two-day trial in Minya.
Defence attorneys were not allowed to present their case.
That number later dropped to 37 in April after the court considered the opinion of Egypt’s top Islamic official. The rest were commuted to life imprisonment.
Judicial officials said on Saturday a retrial has been ordered for the 152 defendants, who challenged the verdict. They said the decision does not include the 393 defendants sentenced in absentia in 2014.
