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Mursi family vows legal action
The family of ousted president Mohammed Mursi said on Monday they plan to sue Egypts army chief, General Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, for having kidnapped the elected Islamist head of state.
We are taking local and international legal measures against Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, the leader of the bloody military coup, and his putschist group, she said. She voiced dismay at the silence of rights organisations and civil society over the crime of kidnapping the legitimate president, who was voted into office last year. The family held Sisi and his putschist group responsible for Mursis safety. Mursi has been detained at an unknown location since his overthrow by the army on July 3 following mass protests against his presidency across the country. Mursis son Osama told reporters the family had not heard from him since his overthrow. None of us has had any contact with our father since the afternoon of the coup on July 3, he said. Several countries, including the United States and Germany, have called for his release, but the countrys interim authorities have rejected the calls, saying he is being held in a safe place. Supporters of Mursi, who was ousted after a single turbulent year of rule following a presidential election, have pressed demonstrations, holding marches and protests across the country since his fall. They pressed their demands for Mursis reinstatement on Monday. Members of the Shura council, Egypts upper chamber, held a defiant meeting in Cairos Rabaa Al Adawiya mosque on Monday. The council was overwhelmingly dominated by Islamists under Mursis presidency, and held all legislative powers. But Egypts new authorities dissolved the council when they toppled Mursi. Hundreds of the ousted presidents backers also marched to the public prosecutors office and the defence ministry on Monday. Posted by: Steve White 2013-07-23 |
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