Espionage trial further postponed until 1 September

The Cairo Criminal Court adjourned the trial of former president Mohamed Morsi until 1 September in order to summon former interior minister Mohamed Ibrahim for his testimony. The latest session of the trial, also known as the as the “Qatar espionage” trial, took place Sunday at the Police Academy in Cairo. Morsi, alongside 10 other members of the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood, have been accused of leaking important national security documents and information on the Egyptian army to Qatar. The allegations date to actions during Morsi’s year-long tenure in office, between June 2012 and June 2013. The list of witnesses includes former head of the President’s Office Mostafa Tala’at, former minister of interior Mohamed Ibrahim, and former chief of the Republican Guard Mohamed Zaki. Tala’at said: “Based on the regulations, electronic devices, such as mobile phones, are not allowed inside the presidential palace, but during Morsi’s era, he allowed electronic devices inside the presidential palace.”