Washington: The White House branded Egypt`s sentencing of former president Mohamed Morsi as "politically motivated" Tuesday, in a sharp rebuke of Washington`s uneasy military ally.
"We are deeply troubled by the politically motivated sentences that have been handed down against former president Morsi and several others by an Egyptian court today," spokesman Josh Earnest said.
A court earlier upheld the death penalty for Morsi`s role in the 2011 uprising and sentenced him to life in prison on spying charges.
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