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Egypt’s highest court upheld a life sentence against a leader from the Muslim Brotherhood group on Wednesday. The Court of Cassation convicted Supreme Guide Mohammed Badie, alongside Mohamed El-Baltagy, another senior Brotherhood leader, and Islamic preacher Safwat Hegazy, who is close to the group. They were accused of “inciting terrorism” in relation to an attack on a police station in Port Said governorate in August 2013, where five people were killed. Egypt has previously been condemned by human rights groups for putting government opponents, including members of the Muslim Brotherhood, on…