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Egypt court confirms 20-year jail for Morsi

On charges arising from the killing of protesters during demonstrations in 2012.

October 22, 2016 06:24 pm | Updated December 02, 2016 11:00 am IST - CAIRO:

Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi faces charges including leaking secrets to Qatar, conspiring with the Palestinian militant group Hamas to destabilize Egypt, and organising a jailbreak during the 2011 uprising against Hosni Mubarak.

Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi faces charges including leaking secrets to Qatar, conspiring with the Palestinian militant group Hamas to destabilize Egypt, and organising a jailbreak during the 2011 uprising against Hosni Mubarak.

An Egyptian court confirmed a 20-year prison sentence against former president Mohamed Morsi on Saturday, judicial sources told Reuters.

It is the first final verdict against Mr. Morsi on charges arising from the killing of protesters during demonstrations in 2012.

Mr. Morsi, Egypt’s first democratically elected president, faces charges in other cases including leaking secrets to Qatar, conspiring with the Palestinian militant group Hamas to destabilize Egypt, and organizing a jailbreak during the 2011 uprising against Hosni Mubarak.

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