EGYPT’S JAILED PRESIDENT HINTS AT POISONING ATTEMPT

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Kairo, 24 Shawwal 1436/10 August 2015  (MINA) – Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s ousted and imprisoned president, hinted on Saturday that he had been subject to a poisoning attempt by prison officials.

During court proceedings, Morsi – democratically elected in mid-2012 only to be ousted by the army one year later – cryptically said he had “refused to eat food [provided by prison officials], which, had I eaten it, a crime would have occurred”.

Morsi went on to cite five recent “incidents” he had experienced in prison, which, he asserted, “would have constituted a crime” had they succeeded. Middle East Monitor (Memo) quoted by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)  as reporting.

He did not elaborate further.

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Last month, Morsi was sentenced to death for “espionage” and escaping from prison during the 2011 popular uprising that forced former President Hosni Mubarak to step down after 30-year rule..

A leading member of Egypt’s now-outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group, Morsi – who was ousted and imprisoned by Egypt’s military in mid-2013 – still faces several other criminal charges, which he and his supporters insist are politically motivated. (T/P002/RO6)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)

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