His most important intervention for Copts came after the martyrdom of Sidhom Bishay in Damietta. Sidhom had been accused of insulting Islam and after a hasty trial was found guilty and ordered flogged. After the flogging, the mob took him and beat him through the city streets. He died five days later from his wounds. The foreign consuls in Damietta raised the issue to Moahmed Ali who ordered a reinvestigation. The investigation implicated the governor and judge in the death. Mohamed Ali ordered both removed from their positions and banished. He furthermore allowed Copts for the first time to
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