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| Mohamed Morsy |
The deposed leader and 35
Muslim Brotherhood members will be tried, accused of collaborating with
foreign organizations to commit terrorist acts and revealing defense
secrets, according to the al-Ahram newspaper.
Morsy is accused of
spying for the Palestinian group Hamas, which the United States
classifies as a terrorist organization, and assisting in acts of terror
inside Egypt, judicial sources told al-Ahram.
His 35 co-defendants, who
include former presidential advisers and prominent members of the
Muslim Brotherhood, will face a court for "collaborating with foreign
states to commit terrorist acts in Egypt, revealing defense secrets to
foreign countries, funding terrorists and military training to achieve
the purposes of the international organization of the Brotherhood," a
statement from the prosecutor-general's office said.
The accusations seem to be in connection with Morsy's escape from prison during the 2011 uprising that ousted longtime leader Hosni Mubarak.
Morsy has been in custody
since being pushed out in July. He already faces charges of incitement
to murder in connection with protests against his rule last December.
Morsy has refused to recognize the court.
Morsy took power as
Egypt's first popularly elected president in June 2012. But his time was
marked by continued unrest, much of it targeting him and the Muslim
Brotherhood, the once-banned Islamist organization he once led.
Conditions in the North
African country have not improved significantly since the military
forced out Morsy and assumed control. Authorities have taken various
steps to quell the social unrest, including legislation passed barring
unauthorized protests.
Morsy's supporters have called for his reinstatement as president.
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