The court sentenced the defendants - most of them in absentia to jail terms of up to five years. It also ordered the closure of offices and the seizure of assets in Egypt belonging to several US NGOs.
The case which began in 2012 has strained relations between Cairo and Washington. US officials had threatened to cut off the roughly $1.5 Billion in aid paid to Egypt every year.
On Tuesday, the Cairo court sentenced 27 defendants to five years in prison. Another five received two years and 11 were given one year terms. Only five defendants, including one American national, were present in court. Most foreign defendants nationals of the US, Germany, Serbia and Arab states were able to leave the country last year after the authorities had lifted a travel ban against them.
They include Sam LaHood, son of the US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.
The court in the Egyptian capital also ordered the closure of a number of NGOs operating in Egypt, including the US based International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI). Last year when Egypt was under military rule police raided the IRI and NDI offices as well as a number of Egyptian NGOs. Washington has so far made no public comment on the latest ruling.
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