A court in Cairo has withheld the appeal filed by the Muslim Brotherhood's defense team challenging the harsh sentences served in the notorious unjust military tribunal of Eng. Khayrat el-Shater and his companions. Sentences ranging from 3-10 years were served to 25 leading and highly ranked leaders from the movement on April 15, 2008. The verdict is expected to be announced Tuesday November 17.

The judiciary heard appeals and challenges which lasted three sessions by a prominent defense team who rejected the sentences served by martial court. The defense team included:

Mohamed Towson

Nasser el-Hafy

Sayed Gad Allah

Khaled Badawy

Saeed Alsadek

The highly ranked detainees filing the appeal include:

Eng. Khayrat el-Shater

Dr Mohamed Ali Beshr

Hassan Malek

Eng. Ahmed Shousha

Sadek Alsharkawy

Eng. Ahmed Ashraf

Sayed Maarouf

Eng. Mamdouh el-Husseiny

Dr Farid Galbat

Dr Diyaa el-Din Farahat

Dr Salah Desouky

Fatthy Mohamed Baghdady

Eng. Ayman Abdul Ghany

Dr Essam Abdul Mohsen

Dr Mahmoud Abo Zeid

Mustafa Salem

Dr Essam Hashish

Eng. Medhat Alhaddad