A court in Egypt is seeking the death penalty for the Muslim Brotherhood’s top leader Mohamed Badie and 13 other members.<br /><br /> The defendants are charged with inciting chaos and planning attacks on police and army institutions two years ago during a violent dispersal of sit-ins staged by supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi.<br /><br /> The court has formally refered the case to the country’s highest Islamic legal official, known as the Grand Mufti. <br /><br /> That’s the first step in imposing a death sentence. <br /><br /> Death sentences are required to be refered to the Mufti before any execution may take place. Once the court issues a final verdict, and that’s set for April 11, the defendants may appeal it.<br /><br /> Morsi, Egypt’s first freely elected leader, was forcibly removed from office by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi when he was army chief, following mass protests against Morsi’s rule. Sisi has described the Brotherhood as a major security threat and has designated it a “terrorist group.”<br /><br /> The Brotherh
