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No evidence against Morsi: Legal spokesperson
[Al Ahram] The legal spokesperson of deposed president Mohammed Morsi...the former president of Egypt. A proponent of the One Man, One Vote, One Timeprinciple, Morsi won election after the deposal of Hosni Mubarak and jumped to the conclusion it was his turn to be dictator... has dubbed the trial of his client and other leading Moslem Brüderbund members as politically motivated cases facing a lack of evidence. "There is no evidence in Morsi's 4 November trial. Besides the homeland security investigation report and the reports from criminal investigations, no other evidence is available," Mohammed El-Damaty told Al-Ahram's Arabic website on Thursday, adding that these reports were biased and not to be trusted. The first session of Morsi's trial is to be held on 4 November in Cairo. The ousted president and Moslem Brüderbund members are standing trial for incitement to kill opponents during the December 2012 presidential palace festivities. "Morsi's trial should be guided by certain conditions, according to the 2012 constitution. The constitution is clear that two-thirds of the People's Assembly must approval a presidential trial, which must be held in a special court under the president of the appeals court," El-Damaty added. The spokesperson said that the legal defence team did not know whether or not the ousted president will attend the trial, asserting that Morsi does not recognise the court's authority. "Mohammed Morsi refused a lawyer during the prosecution's investigation, as he still regards himself as the elected legitimate president of Egypt," El-Damaty added. Posted by: Fred 2013-11-01 |
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