Ousted Egyptian President Morsi accused of plotting with Hamas

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Ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi is being held over allegations of links with Palestinian militants Hamas and plotting attacks on jails in the 2011 uprising, it has been announced.

He is to be questioned for an initial 15-day period, a judicial order said.

Mr Morsi's supporters are holding a mass rally in Cairo and counter-demonstrations are also under way.

Eleven people have been injured in clashes between rival groups, security sources say.

The order issued on Friday is the first official statement on Mr Morsi's judicial status since he was overthrown.

He has been held at an undisclosed location since his removal by the military on 3 July.

Since Mr Morsi, the country's first democratically elected president, was ousted, dozens of people have died in clashes between his supporters and opponents. Militants have also staged deadly attacks in the Sinai peninsula.

The army chief, Gen Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, has called on people to take to the streets to give the military a mandate to confront violence and "terrorism".
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[NoDachi]

Wow I don't like the guy but that seriously sounds like trumped up charges.

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[QUOTE=NoDachi;41602708]Wow I don't like the guy but that seriously sounds like trumped up charges.[/QUOTE]

It could be. Personally I'm going to wait to see how the trial is handled or if the charge mysteriously goes away after Morsi is forgotten/disposed of/gone.

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The BBC's Jim Muir in the Egyptian capital says the order provides legal cover for the continued detention at a time when the UN and Western powers are calling for the ousted president to be released or properly charged.
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[Duckmaster]

At first I thought he was plotting with a tasty dip.