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Morsi’s espionage trial preposterous: Analyst

Sunday, 24 April 2016 9:11 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 24 April 2016 9:09 AM ]

Egypt’s ousted president Mohamed Morsi gestures from behind the bars during his trial at the police academy in Cairo on April 23, 2016. ©AFP

Press TV has conducted an interview with Aly el-Kabbany, a journalist and writer from Cairo, about a decision by an Egyptian court to postpone the pronouncement of its verdict in the trial of ousted President Mohamed Morsi on charge of spying.

The following is a rough transcription of the interview.

Press TV: What do you make of all what is going on in Egypt?

Kabbany: First, it is preposterous actually to try an ex-president of a country for espionage, because he has got a relation or contacts with fellow Arab Muslim countries like Qatar.

While the head of the current regime, the military general Sisi, is in weekly contact with Zionist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. So, it is ridiculous. It’s a big joke to have this court case and the trial for the ex-president Dr. Morsi.

But to answer your question is the regime of Sisi is under a lot of pressure now from Saudi Arabia and Turkey to release leaders of Muslim Brotherhood including ex-president Dr. Morsi.

So, they are delaying the ruling of the court case, pending the negotiation between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the regime of Sisi. And he does not want a ruling to come out of the court before the conference in Turkey.

So, that’s why the delay is tactical until they see what the negotiation will lead to. Everyone knows that the Sisi regime now takes dictates from the Saudi king and giving up the two islands of Egypt is one example; the second is Saudi Arabia wants Egypt to be involved with Turkey.

And Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s conditions to meet Sisi are very clear that he has to release all the leaders of Muslim Brotherhood from jails including other political opponents to the military regime.

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