Egypt arrests son of jailed ex-president Morsi

  09 December 2016    Read: 1090
Egypt arrests son of jailed ex-president Morsi
Egyptian authorities on Thursday arrested a son ousted president Mohammed Morsi on charges of inciting violence, private newspaper al-Masry al-Youm reported.
Osama, one of Morsi`s five children, was arrested in his father`s Nile Delta hometown of Sharkia, the paper added, citing unnamed security officials.

A spokesman for the Muslim Brotherhood condemned what he called the "abduction" of Osama, who is a lawyer.

There was no immediate official comment.

On Monday, the Morsi family has called on the United Nations to intervene to prevent alleged violations of Morsi`s human rights by the Egyptian authorities. Family members said they have been prevented from visiting the former president in prison since late 2013.

Egypt`s first-ever freely elected president, Morsi was ousted and imprisoned by the Egyptian military during a military coup carried out in mid-2013.

Morsi is currently serving out three lengthy jail terms for allegedly "killing protesters" and "spying" for Qatar.

He also continues to face charges of "insulting Egypt`s judiciary".

Like his co-defendants, Morsi maintains that all the charges against him are politically motivated.

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