CNN 's Salma Abdelaziz reported from Abu Dhabi , journalist Sarah Sirgany from Cairo , and CNN 's Josh Levs from Atlanta . The defendants were convicted of murdering 11 police officers and two civilians . A judge sentenced the men to life in prison with no chance for parole until 2048. `` Mass death sentences '' in police killings are becoming routine in Egypt `` regardless of facts , '' Amnesty International says .
The defendants were convicted of murdering 11 police officers and two civilians . A judge sentenced the men to life in prison with no chance for parole until 2048. `` Mass death sentences '' in police killings are becoming routine in Egypt `` regardless of facts , '' Amnesty International says .