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Ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi ’s legal team have launched an appeal against his prison term and death sentence.
Morsi was overthrown by the country’s army in the summer of 2013 and was sentenced to death in June of this year.
The sentence was passed after he was allegedly involved in mass prison breakouts and was accused of working with foreign militants in a bid to free Islamists during the 2011 uprising in Egypt against then leader Hosni Mubarak, who had ruled for 30 years.
Morsi was also sentenced to life imprisonment for spying on behalf of foreign militant groups.
Show all 19 1 /19In pictures: Muslim Brotherhood clash with police in January 2014 In pictures: Muslim Brotherhood clash with police in January 2014 Egypt A supporter of the Egyptian government flashes the sign for victory during clashes with Muslim Brotherhood supporters
In pictures: Muslim Brotherhood clash with police in January 2014 Egypt A girl looks on as around her thousands wave Egypt's national flag in Tahrir Square
In pictures: Muslim Brotherhood clash with police in January 2014 Egypt Egyptians who oppose both the government and the Muslim brotherhood gather to protest outside the journalists' syndicate in downtown Cairo
In pictures: Muslim Brotherhood clash with police in January 2014 Egypt Supporters of Egypt's army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hold his posters in Tahrir square in Cairo, on the third anniversary of Egypt's uprising
In pictures: Muslim Brotherhood clash with police in January 2014 Egypt A supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi shouts slogans against the military and interior ministry, while gesturing with four fingers, during a protest in front of riot police outside a police academy, on the outskirts of Cairo
In pictures: Muslim Brotherhood clash with police in January 2014 Egypt Supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi block a street during clashes with Egyptian security forces in Nasr City, Cairo
In pictures: Muslim Brotherhood clash with police in January 2014 Egypt A cat stands near a defaced presidential campaign poster of ousted President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo
In pictures: Muslim Brotherhood clash with police in January 2014 Egypt An Egyptian court adjourned the murder trial of deposed president Morsi to 1 February, citing 'weather conditions' that prevented the Islamist's transport to court from prison
In pictures: Muslim Brotherhood clash with police in January 2014 Egypt A demonstrator shows empty casings during protests in Cairo
In pictures: Muslim Brotherhood clash with police in January 2014 Egypt Egypt's riot police officers detain a man, following clashes between supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi and riot police in Cairo
In pictures: Muslim Brotherhood clash with police in January 2014 Egypt Egypt's riot police officers arrest a man during clashes between supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi and riot police in Cairo
In pictures: Muslim Brotherhood clash with police in January 2014 Egypt An opponent of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi burns a poster with his photo on it and Arabic that reads, 'yes to bringing back democracy and true freedom, yes to legitimacy, we are all Mohammed Morsi' in Cairo
In pictures: Muslim Brotherhood clash with police in January 2014 Egypt A student of Al-Azhar University throws a stone during clashes with riot police and residents of the area at the university campus in Cairo's Nasr City district
In pictures: Muslim Brotherhood clash with police in January 2014 Egypt Students of Al-Azhar University, who are supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, clash with riot police and residents of the area at the university campus in Cairo's Nasr City district
In pictures: Muslim Brotherhood clash with police in January 2014 Egypt Vehicles and a motorcycle drive past a burned car following clashes between supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi and riot police in Cairo
In pictures: Muslim Brotherhood clash with police in January 2014 Egypt Opponents to Muslim Brotherhood burn scarves with the 'Rabaa' sign on them during a demonstration outside the police academy where was supposed to take place the second hearing in ousted president Mohamed Morsi's murder trial in Cairo
In pictures: Muslim Brotherhood clash with police in January 2014 Egypt An archive film on ousted President Mohammed Morsi is displayed on television at a traditional coffee shop in Cairo
In pictures: Muslim Brotherhood clash with police in January 2014 Egypt A supporter of Egypt's Defense Minister General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi speaks to a camera crew prior to the planned trial of deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi at the Cairo Police Academy
In pictures: Muslim Brotherhood clash with police in January 2014 Egypt Smoke rises as a police vehicle collides into a burning car set aflame by protesters during clashes with riot police at Nasr City district in Cairo
He had been elected president a year after Mubarak’s departure, but was himself removed by the army in 2013 following mass protests against his rule.
Morsi is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for ordering the arrest and torture of demonstrators.
“We submitted an appeal to the court of cassation to all prisoners sentenced, including Morsi,” his state-appointed legal representative Abdel Moneim Abdel Maqsud said, according to The Guardian .
Morsi has not recognised the rulings against him and believes he remains Egypt’s legitimate president.
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