Morsi should be released, Turkey’s Erdoğan says

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reiterated his long-standing demand for the release of Egypt’s former leader Mohamed Morsi after an Egyptian court overturned a death sentence against the ousted president and ordered re-trial.  


“A just process has not been implemented for Morsi and his friends. Their immediate release is what really should occur, not just a retrial for Morsi and his companions,” Erdoğan told reporters on Nov. 16 before departing for Pakistan.

Egyptian authorities are talking about passing a life sentence, Erdoğan said, adding that the release of Morsi and his companions was the only possible option.

Turkey’s president made the comments in response to a question on a recent court verdict that overturned a death sentence on Morsi, once Erdoğan’s strongest ally before being toppled by Abdel Fettah el-Sisi in mid-2013. Ties between Ankara and Cairo have been severely damaged since then as both nations have withdrawn ambassadors from each other’s capital.
 [hurriyetdailynews.com]
 16/11/16
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