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A supporter of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi chants slogans against Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi during a demonstration outside the Defense Ministry in Cairo, Sunday.
CAIRO
- The family of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi on Monday
accused the country's military of "kidnapping" him and said they would
seek help from the International Criminal Court.
In the first statement from Morsi's family since his July 3 overthrow by the military, his daughter Shaimaa told a news conference in Cairo that they hold the army responsible for his "safety and security."
She said the family would seek legal help from around the world.
The move puts the spotlight on Morsi whereabouts and how he is being treated.
The Islamist president has been held incommunicado at an undisclosed location since the power shift, which the Muslim Brotherhood – and neighboring countries including Turkey – regard as a coup.
Officials in the country’s interim government insist he is safe and is being held for his own protection.
The Muslim Brotherhood has held near daily street protests in Cairo and across the Egypt demanding his reinstatement.
However, a panel of legal experts has already begun work to revise Egypt's constitution, a vital first step on the road to fresh elections ordered by the army.
Setting a highly ambitious timeframe, the military wants new elections in around six months and has tasked a panel of 10 legal experts to present proposed changes to the constitution within 30 days for review before a broader-based body, Reuters reported.
The original constitution was approved by a referendum last year, but was denounced by opponents of Morsi as leaning too far towards Islamism.
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Morsi family vows legal action against Egypt general over ‘kidnap
CAIRO-
The family of Mohamed Morsi is to take legal action against Egypt’s
army chief, General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, for “kidnapping” the Islamist
president, his daughter said on Monday.
“We are taking local and international legal measures against Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the leader of the bloody military coup, and his putschist group,” Shaimaa Mohamed Morsi told reporters.
“We hold the leader of the military group and the whole of his putschist group responsible for the health and safety of president Morsi,” she added at the family’s press conference in Cairo.
Morsi 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.
Several countries, including the United States and Germany, have called for his release.
But country’s interim authorities have rejected these calls, saying that he is being held in a “safe place”.
Authorities questioned Morsi on July 14 over his 2011 escape from prison during the revolution that toppled former dictator Hosni Mubarak, judicial sources said. (AFP)
“We are taking local and international legal measures against Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the leader of the bloody military coup, and his putschist group,” Shaimaa Mohamed Morsi told reporters.
“We hold the leader of the military group and the whole of his putschist group responsible for the health and safety of president Morsi,” she added at the family’s press conference in Cairo.
Morsi 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.
Several countries, including the United States and Germany, have called for his release.
But country’s interim authorities have rejected these calls, saying that he is being held in a “safe place”.
Authorities questioned Morsi on July 14 over his 2011 escape from prison during the revolution that toppled former dictator Hosni Mubarak, judicial sources said. (AFP)
Hassan Ammar / AP
A supporter of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi chants slogans against Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi during a demonstration outside the Defense Ministry in Cairo, Sunday.
In the first statement from Morsi's family since his July 3 overthrow by the military, his daughter Shaimaa told a news conference in Cairo that they hold the army responsible for his "safety and security."
She said the family would seek legal help from around the world.
The move puts the spotlight on Morsi whereabouts and how he is being treated.
The Islamist president has been held incommunicado at an undisclosed location since the power shift, which the Muslim Brotherhood – and neighboring countries including Turkey – regard as a coup.
Officials in the country’s interim government insist he is safe and is being held for his own protection.
The Muslim Brotherhood has held near daily street protests in Cairo and across the Egypt demanding his reinstatement.
However, a panel of legal experts has already begun work to revise Egypt's constitution, a vital first step on the road to fresh elections ordered by the army.
Setting a highly ambitious timeframe, the military wants new elections in around six months and has tasked a panel of 10 legal experts to present proposed changes to the constitution within 30 days for review before a broader-based body, Reuters reported.
The original constitution was approved by a referendum last year, but was denounced by opponents of Morsi as leaning too far towards Islamism.
Morsi family vows legal action against Egypt general over ‘kidnap
CAIRO-
The family of Mohamed Morsi is to take legal action against Egypt’s
army chief, General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, for “kidnapping” the Islamist
president, his daughter said on Monday.
“We are taking local and international legal measures against Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the leader of the bloody military coup, and his putschist group,” Shaimaa Mohamed Morsi told reporters.
“We hold the leader of the military group and the whole of his putschist group responsible for the health and safety of president Morsi,” she added at the family’s press conference in Cairo.
Morsi 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.
Several countries, including the United States and Germany, have called for his release.
But country’s interim authorities have rejected these calls, saying that he is being held in a “safe place”.
Authorities questioned Morsi on July 14 over his 2011 escape from prison during the revolution that toppled former dictator Hosni Mubarak, judicial sources said. (AFP)
“We are taking local and international legal measures against Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the leader of the bloody military coup, and his putschist group,” Shaimaa Mohamed Morsi told reporters.
“We hold the leader of the military group and the whole of his putschist group responsible for the health and safety of president Morsi,” she added at the family’s press conference in Cairo.
Morsi 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.
Several countries, including the United States and Germany, have called for his release.
But country’s interim authorities have rejected these calls, saying that he is being held in a “safe place”.
Authorities questioned Morsi on July 14 over his 2011 escape from prison during the revolution that toppled former dictator Hosni Mubarak, judicial sources said. (AFP)
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