His case shook Egypt ... the execution of a monk who killed a bishop
May 9, 2021 by archyde On Sunday, the Egyptian authorities executed a Coptic monk who was convicted by the court for killing a bishop, in a case that shook the Coptic Church in Egypt in 2018, according to what the family of the convict confirmed to Agence France-Presse. Hani, the brother of the stripped monk, Wael Saad Tawadros and the executioner, said, “We were told at 8:00 am (6:00 GMT) that the sentence was carried out in Damanhur Prison (Nile Delta) while I was on my way to collect the body.” Case details Last year, the Egyptian Court of Cassation upheld a death sentence for Tawadros...