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AS IT IS 2016-02-29 Egypt Says It Sentenced Boy, 4, to Prison in Error
The Egyptian military admitted last week it made a mistake when sentencing a 4-year-old boy to prison for life.
A mistaken identity and confusion inside the Egyptian court system led to the error. A 16-year-old boy was to be sentenced for murder. But a 4-year-old was sentenced because he had a similar name.
Ahmed Mansour Qurani Ali was wrongly convicted for playing a part in a Muslim Brotherhood1 riot in 2014. Ali’s lawyer provided documents which proved Ali was 1 year old at the time.
The teenager the military meant to convict was Ahmed Mansour Qurani Sharara.
Fox News reported that the military has not announced what the next steps will be for the child and his family since the error was admitted.
The conviction of a 4-year-old child for the crime of murder is the latest embarrassment2 for the Egyptian court. The court has been accused of secrecy3 and too many arrests of citizens.
More than 40,000 people have been imprisoned4 in Egypt during the past two years, the BBC reported.
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convicted – v. to prove that someone is guilty of a crime in a court of law
teenager – n. a person aged5 from 13 to 19 years
embarrassment – n. the state of feeling foolish in front of others
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n.兄弟般的关系,手中情谊 | |
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2 embarrassment | |
n.尴尬;使人为难的人(事物);障碍;窘迫 | |
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n.秘密,保密,隐蔽 | |
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4 imprisoned | |
下狱,监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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adj.年老的,陈年的 | |
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