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Egypt government denies fabricating evidence in Mohamed Morsi trial
Source: The Guardian
Egypt government denies fabricating evidence in Mohamed Morsi trial
Unverified leaked recordings appeared to show senior officials
colluding before trial of ousted president
Patrick Kingsley in Cairo
The Guardian, Friday 5 December 2014 19.00 GMT
Egypt’s government has denied it fabricated key documents linked to the trial of Mohamed Morsi, the country’s ousted president, after a set of unverified leaked recordings appeared to show that senior Egyptian military officials colluded with the country’s police chief and top state prosecutor to ensure his trial did not collapse.
Morsi was seized by army officers in July 2013 and taken to await prosecution in a naval base, an illegal process his lawyers argue invalidated any subsequent court case.
According to the pro-Morsi channel that broadcast the recordings, the leaks show a senior general asking colleagues to retrospectively legalise Morsi’s arrest by building a fake civilian prison in which the authorities could pretend Morsi had always been interned. If it was proven Morsi was instead kept in a military compound, the alleged general says, “Morsi will be out in the street tomorrow”.
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Unverified leaked recordings appeared to show senior officials
colluding before trial of ousted president
Patrick Kingsley in Cairo
The Guardian, Friday 5 December 2014 19.00 GMT
Egypt’s government has denied it fabricated key documents linked to the trial of Mohamed Morsi, the country’s ousted president, after a set of unverified leaked recordings appeared to show that senior Egyptian military officials colluded with the country’s police chief and top state prosecutor to ensure his trial did not collapse.
Morsi was seized by army officers in July 2013 and taken to await prosecution in a naval base, an illegal process his lawyers argue invalidated any subsequent court case.
According to the pro-Morsi channel that broadcast the recordings, the leaks show a senior general asking colleagues to retrospectively legalise Morsi’s arrest by building a fake civilian prison in which the authorities could pretend Morsi had always been interned. If it was proven Morsi was instead kept in a military compound, the alleged general says, “Morsi will be out in the street tomorrow”.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/05/egypt-government-denies-fabricating-key-documents-mohamed-morsi-trial
