Egypt will top 683 death sentences in a mass trial

On April 28th an Egyptian judge sentenced 683 supporters of the country’s former Islamist president to death in a mass trial which echoes a similar sentencing handed down in March.

Bet closes as Yes if any single mass trial in Egypt sees more than 683 death sentences made in the rest of 2014. Initial sentencing is sufficient for closure; plans to appeal or review will not affect the bet.