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| Egypt ex-President Morsi charged over Qatar files leak | Egypt ex-President Morsi charged over Qatar files leak |
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| Ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi is being charged with handing over national security documents to Qatar, the state prosecutor says. | Ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi is being charged with handing over national security documents to Qatar, the state prosecutor says. |
| Relations between Egypt and Qatar have been strained since the military ousted Mr Morsi in July 2013 after protests against his one-year rule. | Relations between Egypt and Qatar have been strained since the military ousted Mr Morsi in July 2013 after protests against his one-year rule. |
| Qatar supports the Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamist group to which he belongs. | Qatar supports the Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamist group to which he belongs. |
| He faces several trials for charges including espionage. He has called the court illegitimate. | He faces several trials for charges including espionage. He has called the court illegitimate. |
| Several other Muslim Brotherhood leaders, as well as hundreds of ordinary members, have already been sentenced to death. | Several other Muslim Brotherhood leaders, as well as hundreds of ordinary members, have already been sentenced to death. |
| A crackdown by the authorities over the past year has seen more than 1,400 people killed and 16,000 others detained, rights activists say. | A crackdown by the authorities over the past year has seen more than 1,400 people killed and 16,000 others detained, rights activists say. |
| Mr Morsi will be tried for having "handed over to Qatari intelligence documents linked to national security... in exchange for $1m (£610,000)", the prosecutor said in a statement quoted by AFP news agency. | |
| Charges against Morsi | Charges against Morsi |
| Read more: What's become of Egypt's Morsi? | Read more: What's become of Egypt's Morsi? |
| Mr Morsi was accused of passing on the files via Doha-based TV network Al Jazeera. | |
| When the allegations emerged in August, Al Jazeera told Reuters: "Any information Al Jazeera receives is handled with the highest standard of journalistic ethics. We do not therefore comment on sources, or pass information to governments." | |
| Last June, a court in Egypt sentenced three Al Jazeera English journalists to between seven and 10 years in prison after convicting them charges including of spreading false news. | |
| The three journalists have strenuously denied the charges and plan to appeal. | |
| The court decision was criticised by journalists and human rights groups, who have campaigned for their release. |