Ousted Egypt leader Morsi to face third criminal trial

 Ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi will face a third criminal trial, over his jail breakout in 2011.  He is accused of the “premeditated murder of some prisoners, officers and soldiers” when he was freed from a Cairo prison in January 2011.

Another 129 other people will face trial with Mr Morsi.  The former leader is already facing trial on charges of inciting the killings of his opponents and for conspiring with foreign groups.  One of these groups is the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which has strong links to Mr Morsi’s party, the Muslim Brotherhood.  Hamas has denied any interference in internal Egyptian politics.
Mr Morsi was deposed by the military in July, after millions of people rallied across the country demanding his resignation.  Since then, more than 1,000 people have been killed in street clashes with police, and thousands of Brotherhood members to have been detained.  His supporters say the charges against him are politically motivated, something the military-backed government denies.