An Egyptian court on Jan. 15 put ex-president Mohammed Morsi [6] on trial over accusations of spying and leaking information to Qatar. Prosecutors, as part of the country's continued crack down on Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood [7], allege that Morsi endangered national security by leaking to Qatar state secrets and documents that exposed the location of Egyptian weapons and revealed a portion of the country's foreign and domestic policies. Egypt's relationship with Qatar has been strained since Qatar continued to support Morsi [8] and Islamists after the his ouster [9] in July 2013. Since taking over after Morsi, current President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi [10] has instituted an intense national security campaign against Islamists.
From Jurist [11], Feb. 15. Used with permission.
