CAIRO, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- A Cairo court has sentenced 14 Muslim Brotherhood girls and women to 11 years in prison for blocking roads, possessing weapons and vandalism.
Police arrested the protesters in October after they took part in a demonstration supporting ousted President Mohamed Morsi, Gulf News reported.
They were also charged with belonging to an outlawed group and disrupting public peace.
As part of the same ruling Wednesday, a misdemeanor court in Alexandria, Egypt, sentenced seven underage girls to be placed in state-run juvenile institutions.
The defense lawyer said he would appeal the ruling.
"This ruling is flawed and represents a judicial tragedy," attorney Ahmad Al Hamrawi said, Gulf News reported.
Hundreds of Brotherhood followers protested the sentencing in the streets of Alexandria Wednesday night, Gulf News reported.
Police have arrested hundreds of protesters since Morsi's ouster in July.
Earlier this month, 12 Brotherhood students were sentenced to up to 17 years in prison for violence and vandalism.
Human rights groups have denounced the arrests and prison terms.
