Retrial of 8 defendants put off to April 27 in Helwan violence case

CAIRO, March 28 (MENA) – The Cairo criminal court adjourned to April 27 the retrial of eight defendants, embroiled in violence acts in Helwan neighborhood, southern Cairo.

The incidents datd back to July 2013.

The Cairo criminal court had sentenced seven of the defendants to ten years of rigorous imprisonment and nine others in absentia to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment.