The court also reversed life sentences against 12 others, including deputy-leader Khairat al-Shater and senior Brotherhood figures Essam al-Erian, Saad al-Katatni, and Mohamed al-Beltagy. Four death sentences against lower-level members in the case have also been overturned.
The court said the verdicts in the 'Guidance Bureau case' were "flawed" and therefore accepted the appeals.
Meanwhile, the Court of Appeals scheduled Sunday the first retrial session for the Raba'a Operations Room for February 8. Badie and 37 others are among the defendants. The same court accepted Monday the recusation request submitted by the defense team in the case known as 'Awsim Cell,' presided over by Judge Nagy Shehata.
The Court's order indicates that Shehata was deemed unqualified to perform his legal duties with regards to this particular case, and therefore another judge will be assigned. The defense team submitted the request following Judge Shehata's controversial statements in a recent interview with al-Watan newspaper.
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