In Egypt, the sentence, one of the largest death sentences in modern history, was both rebuked or lauded, depending on which end of the political spectrum the reactions came from. 
Nchini Misri, hukumu hiyo, moja ya hukumu kubwa kabisa ya kifo kuwahi kutolewa katika historia ya leo, ililaaniwa au kuungwa mkono, kutegemeana na mtazamo wa kisiasa wa aliyetoa maoni.