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| Egypt investigating complaints against ousted Morsi | Egypt investigating complaints against ousted Morsi |
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| Egypt's public prosecutor's office says it is investigating complaints against ousted President Mohammed Morsi and members of the Muslim Brotherhood. | Egypt's public prosecutor's office says it is investigating complaints against ousted President Mohammed Morsi and members of the Muslim Brotherhood. |
| In a statement, it said the accusations included spying, inciting the killing of protesters, attacking military barracks and damaging the economy. | In a statement, it said the accusations included spying, inciting the killing of protesters, attacking military barracks and damaging the economy. |
| It did not say who had filed the complaints. | It did not say who had filed the complaints. |
| Mr Morsi was deposed earlier this month by the army - the US earlier called for him to be released from detention. | Mr Morsi was deposed earlier this month by the army - the US earlier called for him to be released from detention. |
| An interim president has been installed. | An interim president has been installed. |
| Calls for Morsi's release | |
| The prosecutor's office said it was investigating the complaints in order to prepare a file so that those accused could be questioned. | The prosecutor's office said it was investigating the complaints in order to prepare a file so that those accused could be questioned. |
| Mr Morsi's supporters, many of them members of the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood movement he comes from, have been staging mass protests in the capital, Cairo, since the army's intervention on 3 July. | Mr Morsi's supporters, many of them members of the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood movement he comes from, have been staging mass protests in the capital, Cairo, since the army's intervention on 3 July. |
| They are demanding his reinstatement as president. | They are demanding his reinstatement as president. |
| Dozens of people have died in clashes during major demonstrations by pro- and anti-Morsi protesters. | |
| The army says it intervened to remove Mr Morsi in response to protests by millions of Egyptians who accused him of becoming increasingly authoritarian and failing to tackle economic difficulties. | |
| The BBC's James Reynolds, in Cairo, says the move by the prosecutor's office appears to weaken the already remote prospects for a reconciliation between the interim authorities and the Brotherhood. | The BBC's James Reynolds, in Cairo, says the move by the prosecutor's office appears to weaken the already remote prospects for a reconciliation between the interim authorities and the Brotherhood. |
| Mr Morsi is being held in an undisclosed location. | |
| On Friday, Germany's foreign ministry urged the authorities to end restrictions on him and allow an international organisation, such as the Red Cross, access to him. | |
| Asked later if the US agreed that he should be released, state department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters: "We do agree." | |
| Last week, the newly appointed interim President Adly Mansour set a timetable for a new constitution and elections, but Mr Morsi's supporters have rejected the plan and some political groups opposed to him say they were not consulted about it. |