Morsi to stand trial over espionage Feb 16

Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi will go on trial Feb 16 over charges of espionage along with 35 others, media reported Tuesday.

The suspects include Muslim Brotherhood supreme guide Mohamed Badie and his two deputies Khairat al-Shater and Mahmoud Ezzat, former parliament speaker Saad al-Katatni and others, Xinhua reported.

They are accused of collaborating with foreign bodies, including the Islamist Hamas Movement, to carry out terrorist acts in Egypt.

Beside charges related to inciting violence and murdering protestors outside the presidential palace in December 2012, Morsi will also be tried over jailbreak and insulting the judiciary.

Morsi was ousted by the military July 3, 2013, following mass protests against his one-year rule and his Muslim Brotherhood group, which has been recently declared by the interim government as a terrorist organisation.

Since his removal, at least 1,000 people have been killed in clashes with security forces.