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Mohammed Morsi death sentence upheld by Egypt court Mohammed Morsi death sentence upheld by Egypt court
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An Egyptian court has upheld the death sentence imposed on ousted ex-President Mohammed Morsi over a mass jailbreak in 2011. An Egyptian court has upheld the death sentence imposed on ousted ex-President Mohammed Morsi over a mass jailbreak.
The sentence was initially passed in May, but has been confirmed after Egypt's highest religious figure, the Grand Mufti gave his opinion. The sentence was initially passed in May, but was confirmed after consultation with Egypt's highest religious figure, the Grand Mufti.
Morsi was also sentenced to life on Tuesday for spying on behalf of Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. The death sentences of five other leading members of the Muslim Brotherhood, including its supreme guide Mohammed Badie, were also upheld.
His supporters have described the charges against him as "farcical". Morsi's supporters have described the sentence as "farcical".
The verdict is subject to appeal. The verdict is subject to appeal. One hundred and one other defendants were also sentenced to death in absentia.
Morsi escaped from Wadi Natroun prison in January 2011 and was accused of colluding with foreign militants in a plot to free Islamists during the mass prison breaks. Morsi escaped from Wadi Natroun prison in January 2011 and was accused of colluding with foreign militants in a plot to free Islamists during mass prison breaks.
The 2011 uprising brought an end to Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule and Morsi was elected president a year later.The 2011 uprising brought an end to Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule and Morsi was elected president a year later.
Final ruling Espionage
He was deposed by the army in July 2013 following mass street protests against his rule and is already serving a 20-year jail term for ordering the arrest and torture of demonstrators.He was deposed by the army in July 2013 following mass street protests against his rule and is already serving a 20-year jail term for ordering the arrest and torture of demonstrators.
Speaking about the espionage charges on Tuesday the judge said that the Muslim Brotherhood "collaborated with Palestinian Hamas to infiltrate Egypt's eastern borders and attack prisons", state TV reported. Morsi was also sentenced to life imprisonment by the same court on Tuesday for spying on behalf of foreign militant groups, including Hamas.
The judge said that the Muslim Brotherhood had "collaborated with Palestinian Hamas to infiltrate Egypt's eastern borders and attack prisons", state TV reported.
Sixteen other Muslim Brotherhood members were sentenced to death on charges of delivering secret documents abroad between 2005 and 2013.Sixteen other Muslim Brotherhood members were sentenced to death on charges of delivering secret documents abroad between 2005 and 2013.
Morsi's trials
Only three of the other defendants are in custody, including Muslim Brotherhood leader Khairat al-Shater.Only three of the other defendants are in custody, including Muslim Brotherhood leader Khairat al-Shater.
Morsi was overthrown by military chief - and now president - Abdul Fattah al-Sisi and was subsequently imprisoned facing various charges.Morsi was overthrown by military chief - and now president - Abdul Fattah al-Sisi and was subsequently imprisoned facing various charges.
At the start of his first trial in 2013, he shouted from the dock that he was the victim of a "military coup". At the start of Morsi's first trial in 2013, he shouted from the dock that he was the victim of a "military coup".
Since then, Morsi has been forced to sit in soundproof glass cages in courtrooms, which officials say are designed to prevent him disrupting proceedings.Since then, Morsi has been forced to sit in soundproof glass cages in courtrooms, which officials say are designed to prevent him disrupting proceedings.