Egypt’s Morsi Charged With Trying To Evade Prosecution By Dying In Court
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Egypt’s Morsi Charged With Trying To Evade Prosecution By Dying In Court

Death doesn’t get you off in Egypt, as Morsi learned today. (Credit: thenationonlineng.net)

As if he didn’t have enough problems, Egypt’s high court charged ousted President Mohammed Morsi with evading prosecution after he dodged punishment by dying in court.

The 67-year-old Morsi was on trial for espionage Monday when he passed out and later expired.

The judge in the case called it “sneaky” and immediately slapped Morsi with additional charges, claiming that the deposed president “planned to kick the bucket at that exact moment to avoid punishment — therefore I am now charging him with trying to evade prosecution. This is punishable by death.”

It is not clear whether Morsi can be sentenced to death now that he is deceased, but it is known that the Egyptian system of justice is more severe than in Western democracies and his fate could be the much feared “Double Death.”

Morsi’s lawyers say they will fight the new charges but that their client is unlikely to attend future courtroom sessions.

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