Mohammed Morsi to Face Third Trial
Ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi is set to face a third criminal trial, over his role in the jail breakout in 2011 as well as accusations of the “premeditated murder of some prisoners, officers and soldiers” when he was freed from a Cairo prison in January 2011. 129 other people will face trial with him.
The former leader is already facing trial on charges of alleged inciting of the killings of his opponents and for conspiring with foreign groups like the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which has strong links to Morsi’s party, the Muslim Brotherhood. Hamas has denied any interference in internal Egyptian politics.
Morsi was deposed by the military in July, after millions of people rallied across the country demanding his resignation in a military backed demonstration. Since then, more than 1,000 people have been killed in street clashes with police, and thousands of Brotherhood members have been detained. His supporters say the charges against him are politically motivated, although the military-backed government denies this.
