MOSCOW, November 12 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian-born...

On July 1, Alex Wiens inflicted at least 16 stab wounds to a 31-year-old Egyptian woman, Marwa el-Sherbini, who was to testify against him in a defamation case. El-Sherbini, who was three months pregnant with her second child, bled to death in the courtroom.

Wiens, 28, was given a life sentence, which is equivalent to 15 years under German law, without the possibility of early parole.

The case enraged Egypt and other Muslim countries with numerous protests held in the country"s capital, Cairo, and El-Sherbini"s home city, Alexandria. The Egyptian woman was dubbed the "veil martyr" by the Muslim press, and Islamic believers have already pronounced a death sentence against her murderer.

A week after the murder, German Chancellor Angela Merkel offered her condolences to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, but gave no public comments on the case.

The hearings were held amid tight security with up to 200 armed police guarding the courtroom. Wiens disguised his

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