The Port Said Criminal Court ruled on the 73 defendants of the Port Said football massacre.
The court acquitted 28 defendants while 45 defendants were punished with varying penalties.
Twenty-one received death sentence, five sent to life imprisonment, 10 defendants sent to 15 years in prison, six sentenced to 10 years in prison, two sent to five years, and one year imprisonment for one defendant, for charges of the murder, inciting murder and facilitating the murder of 72 people.
The Court of Cassation has set 6 February as date for verdict on appeal by 26 of the defendants convicted by the Port Said Criminal Court.
A security alert was issued on Wednesday in the coastal city of Port Said, North east of Cairo, during the first session of the appeal filled by defendants of Port Said Stadium massacre.
The alert pertains especially to vital and government installations and squares, in fear of retribution by football fans.
On the first of February 2012, 72 Ahly fans, most of whom are members of Ultras Ahlawy, were violently killed after the end of a match between locals al-Masry and Ahly club in the football league.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
