An Egyptian court set May 16 for a verdict in the espionage trial of ousted president Mohamed Morsi, who could be sentenced to death if convicted, an official said Saturday. Morsi, toppled by former army chief and **w President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in 2013, faces several trials along with top leaders of his Muslim Brotherhood. In this case, he and 35 others are charged with being part of a vast conspiracy to destabilise Egypt involving foreign powers, the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, Leba**n's Hezbollah and Iran's Revolutionary Guards. Separately, a**ther court is to deliver a verdict on April 21 in the trial of Morsi and 14 others for inciting the killing of protesters in clashes outside the presidential palace in December 2012.
02-01-2015, 06:57 AM
Egypt sets Morsi trial verdict for espionage May 16
An Egyptian court set May 16 for a verdict in the espionage trial of ousted president Mohamed Morsi, who could be sentenced to death if convicted, an official said Saturday. Morsi, toppled by former army chief and **w President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in 2013, faces several trials along with top leaders of his Muslim Brotherhood. In this case, he and 35 others are charged with being part of a vast conspiracy to destabilise Egypt involving foreign powers, the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, Leba**n's Hezbollah and Iran's Revolutionary Guards. Separately, a**ther court is to deliver a verdict on April 21 in the trial of Morsi and 14 others for inciting the killing of protesters in clashes outside the presidential palace in December 2012.
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