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AS IT IS 2016-02-29 Egypt Says It Sentenced Boy, 4, to Prison in Error

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AS IT IS 2016-02-29 Egypt Says It Sentenced Boy, 4, to Prison in Error

The Egyptian military admitted last week it made a mistake when sentencing a 4-year-old boy to prison for life.

A mistaken identity and confusion inside the Egyptian court system led to the error. A 16-year-old boy was to be sentenced for murder. But a 4-year-old was sentenced because he had a similar name.

Ahmed Mansour Qurani Ali was wrongly convicted for playing a part in a Muslim Brotherhood1 riot in 2014. Ali’s lawyer provided documents which proved Ali was 1 year old at the time.

The teenager the military meant to convict was Ahmed Mansour Qurani Sharara.

Fox News reported that the military has not announced what the next steps will be for the child and his family since the error was admitted.

The conviction of a 4-year-old child for the crime of murder is the latest embarrassment2 for the Egyptian court. The court has been accused of secrecy3 and too many arrests of citizens.

More than 40,000 people have been imprisoned4 in Egypt during the past two years, the BBC reported.

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convicted – v. to prove that someone is guilty of a crime in a court of law

teenager – n. a person aged5 from 13 to 19 years

embarrassment – n. the state of feeling foolish in front of others


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1 brotherhood 1xfz3o     
n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊
参考例句：
  • They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
  • They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。
2 embarrassment fj9z8     
n.尴尬；使人为难的人(事物)；障碍；窘迫
参考例句：
  • She could have died away with embarrassment.她窘迫得要死。
  • Coughing at a concert can be a real embarrassment.在音乐会上咳嗽真会使人难堪。
3 secrecy NZbxH     
n.秘密，保密，隐蔽
参考例句：
  • All the researchers on the project are sworn to secrecy.该项目的所有研究人员都按要求起誓保守秘密。
  • Complete secrecy surrounded the meeting.会议在绝对机密的环境中进行。
4 imprisoned bc7d0bcdd0951055b819cfd008ef0d8d     
下狱，监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 30 months and 18 months. 他被判处30个月和18个月的监禁，合并执行。
  • They were imprisoned for possession of drugs. 他们因拥有毒品而被监禁。
5 aged 6zWzdI     
adj.年老的，陈年的
参考例句：
  • He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
  • He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

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