A judge in Egypt has confirmed death sentences on the Muslim Brotherhood’s top leader Mohamed Badie and 13 other senior members of the outlawed organisation.<br /><br /> The sentences were imposed last month after a court had found them guilty of inciting chaos and violence.<br /><br /> The court also sentenced US-Egyptian citizen Mohamed Soltan to life in jail for supporting the Brotherhood.<br /><br /> An appeal is still possible before Egypt’s highest civilian court.<br /><br /> The authorities’ crackdown on Brotherhood supporters has seen hundreds killed and thousands jailed.<br /><br /> Badie and others were accused of plotting attacks against the state after the army ousted the Islamist President Mohamed Mursi from power in 2013.
