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A total of 10 Nubian Egyptians sentenced earlier last week to up to 18 years in prison by a Saudi court over terrorism-related charges had never received any form of legal representation or support by the Egyptian government during what rights groups described as an “unfair trial” and “a total mockery of justice.” “They were denied the right to hire a lawyer. The only lawyers who represented them were commissioned by the court. No Egyptian attorney attended the trial sessions held by the Saudi Specialised Criminal Court,” a relative of one of the convicts told The New Arab on condition of anon…