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Egypt's ousted President Morsi 'abducted by army' | |
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The family of the ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has accused the army of abducting him. | The family of the ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has accused the army of abducting him. |
His daughter Shaimaa told a news conference in Cairo that the family was taking legal measures against the army. | His daughter Shaimaa told a news conference in Cairo that the family was taking legal measures against the army. |
Mr Morsi has been held at an undisclosed location, without charge, since he was removed from power on 3 July. | |
The family said it held the military responsible for the former leader's "safety and security". | The family said it held the military responsible for the former leader's "safety and security". |
Mr Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood movement has refused to recognise the new military-backed administration and continues to hold almost daily street protests. | |
On Monday there were violent clashes between pro- and anti-Morsi factions in central Cairo. | |
Egyptian state TV said one person was killed and that seven pro-Morsi protesters had been arrested for possession of illegal weapons. Dozens more protesters were reported to have been injured. | |
'Abduction' denounced | |
The statement from Mr Morsi's family was the first since he was deposed from office. | |
"We are taking local and international legal measures against Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, the leader of the bloody military coup, and his putschist group," Shaimaa Morsi told reporters. | "We are taking local and international legal measures against Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, the leader of the bloody military coup, and his putschist group," Shaimaa Morsi told reporters. |
The family was appealing to the International Criminal Court to launch an investigation into the events leading up to his removal from power, she said. | The family was appealing to the International Criminal Court to launch an investigation into the events leading up to his removal from power, she said. |
One of Mr Morsi's sons, Osama, said: "What is going on is a violation of human rights and a scandal in every sense of the word." | One of Mr Morsi's sons, Osama, said: "What is going on is a violation of human rights and a scandal in every sense of the word." |
He described the manner in which the military were holding Mr Morsi as an "abduction". | He described the manner in which the military were holding Mr Morsi as an "abduction". |
The family had had no contact with the former president since he was ousted, he said. | The family had had no contact with the former president since he was ousted, he said. |
Mohammed al-Damati, a leading Egyptian lawyer and supporter of Mr Morsi, said it was a breach of the former president's human rights to hold him without charge. | Mohammed al-Damati, a leading Egyptian lawyer and supporter of Mr Morsi, said it was a breach of the former president's human rights to hold him without charge. |
Several countries, including the United States, have called for Mr Morsi's release. | Several countries, including the United States, have called for Mr Morsi's release. |
But Egypt's interim authorities insist he is being held in a "safe place". | But Egypt's interim authorities insist he is being held in a "safe place". |