Ousted President Mohamed Morsi and two of his aides were referred to trial on Saturday over charges of leaking classified national intelligence to the Qatari intelligence. Egypt’s prosecutor general accused Morsi, the head of his presidential office Ahmed Abdel Aati and his personal secretary Amin al-Serafy of seizing classified national security intelligence and delivering them to the Qatari intelligence and the Qatari news network al-Jazeera. The former president is already implicated in a group of other court cases. He is being tried for inciting the killing of protesters outside the presidential palace during his tenure in December 2012, insulting the judiciary, and escaping prison during the January 25 uprising in 2011. A statement released by the prosecutor general’s office said the defendants leaked the intelligence with the help of eight “spies” and in exchange for a million dollars, adding that they were carrying out the instructions of the “terrorist” Muslim Brotherhood international organisation. The classified intelligence includes “extremely dangerous” reports on the armed forces, their stationing positions, and the nature of their arms, the statement read. The leaked intelligence also allegedly addresses the state’s domestic and foreign policies, as well…
Former President Morsi charged with leaking state secrets to Qatar
September 7, 2014
