Close Look at Morsi's Trials

In the past six years, many verdicts were issued against ousted President Mohamed Morsi. Some were final sentences while others were annulled or repeated such as the so-called “Espionage with Hamas” and “Prisons Break” cases.

On Monday, Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated Morsi died in court, fainting immediately after a court session ended.

The ousted president, a top figure in the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, was toppled by a revolutionary move, backed by the military. In 2013, mass protests against this rule overwhelmed Egyptians streets and squares.

Since 2013, he was being prosecuted in custody as he was facing several charges, including espionage, killing protesters, prison escape, and judiciary insult.

Here are the most prominent verdicts issued against Morsi since 2013 and until he passed away on June 17, 2019.

Ettahadiya Case

In October, 2017, the court of cessation sentenced Morsi a final 20-year in prison for killing protesters who protested and organized sit-ins before the residency of Morsi at the presidential palace of Ettahadiya, eastern Cairo.

Other Brotherhood prominent figures are defendants in this case such as Mohamed Beltagi and Essam Erian.

Espionage for Qatar

In September, 2017, he received a final 25-year prison sentence. In the meantime, the court of cessation annulled another 15-year prison sentence for leaking documents of sovereign authorities to the state of Qatar.

Insulting Judiciary

In December, 2017, the Cairo criminal court decided to sentence Morsi and 17 defendants a three-year in prison for insulting the judiciary authority.

Breaking into Eastern Borders

In November, 2018, the Cairo criminal court annulled a death penalty against Morsi, Brotherhood Guide Mohamed Badie, Rashad Bayoumi, Mohei Hamed, Saad Katatani and Essam Erian. The court decided to re-start a new trial in this case.

Espionage with Hamas

In June, 2015, the Cairo criminal court sentenced both Morsi and Badie a life imprisonment. Other Brotherhood defendants received death penalty such as Khairat Shater, Mohamed Beltagi and Ahmed Abdel Atty.

On June 17, the court was convened to re-start a new trial in this case in which Morsi and other 23 Brotherhood members are accused of spying for Palestine-based Hamas movement and disclosing national security secrets to a foreign country.

The 68-year-old Morsi had just addressed the court, speaking from the glass bar he is kept in during sessions.