Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi saw his family for the first time in four years and his son Abdullah Morsi answered questions about his father's stance and his time in prison
Egypt's first democratically elected president Mohamed Morsi, who was dismissed from office during the coup, has been detained since 2013.
Morsi, who has not been allowed to see his family for four years, is being tried for many crimes attributed to him.
There are two final provisions so far made about Morsi, who is brought to trials in a sound-proof glass case.
Morsi will remain on a terror list for three years and received 25 years imprisonment for the charge of “espionage to Hamas.”
In another case Morsi was tried for, he was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the Itihadiya Palace case.
Morsi is on trial for four other separate cases, including the prison raid, in which the court rejected a request for the death sentence, espionage to Qatar, in which the court postponed a hearing on a 40-year prison term, and the case of judicial insult.
Morsi, who has struggled with such unjust cases and difficult circumstances, was allowed a visited by his family for the first time in four years at the Tara Prison. His younger son Abdullah Morsi, daughter Shayma Morsi and wife Nejla Ali Mahmud were granted permission to see Morsi for an hour in a visit accompanied by the family lawyer, Abdulmunim Abdulmaksud.
Abdullah Morsi spoke with Gerçek Kayat magazine writer Emeti Saruhan after seeing his father on Sunday.
As the family of President Mohammad Morsi, we have not seen him since November 2013, when the coup soldiers abducted him in Nov. 2013. Although we have repeatedly demanded for our right to see him, they did not give us permission until Sunday.
Four years later, on Sunday we saw him. His health was good, until yesterday. We learned that he fainted yesterday and entered a diabetic coma. This is a very dangerous situation in terms of health.
My father abstains from eating prison food. This is not a strike, but he prefers not to eat. We will initiate all necessary legal actions to protect his health.
He is very clear in his stance against the coup and his attitude is as determined as on the first day, praying for the homeland, for the Egyptians and for the difficult situation of the Egyptians. But my father's situation is not the only issue that worries us.
About my brother Usame. He was arrested for groundless reasons. We have not seen him in months. He is being held at the “Scorpion Prison,” which is infamous for its use of torture. What’s being done to us is oppression and persecution. We are calling all institutions and organizations that deal with human rights in the world, especially the United Nations: Your conscience should feel responsible for these things. What we are asking for is a right, not a favor. It is a right outlined in all constitutions and in the International Court of Justice.
My father and his family does not recognize the coup and the decisions taken since Jul. 3 2013.
