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Egyptian Court Overturns Life Sentence for Morsi

by Reuters

   CAIRO --

   Egypt's Court of Cassation overturned on Tuesday a life sentence
   against deposed President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood and
   ordered a retrial in the case that revolves around accusations of
   espionage with Palestinian group Hamas.

   The court last week overturned a death sentence against Morsi in a
   separate case, meaning he no longer faces execution.

   Democratically elected after the 2011 uprising, Morsi was overthrown in
   mid-2013 by Abdel Fattah al-Sissi following mass protests against his
   rule, and was immediately arrested.

   He remains in jail on a separate espionage conviction.