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Mohammed Morsi, Egypt’s First Freely Elected Leader, Dies In Courtroom

Mohammed Morsi, Egypt's former president and the country’s first freely elected leader, collapsed1 in court during trial Monday and died.

The 67-year-old Muslim Brotherhood2 leader was being tried on charges of spying. He had just spoken from a glass cage, where he was kept during trial. He warned the court that he had "many secrets" he could tell, a judicial4 official said. Minutes later, Morsi collapsed, the official said.

The official spoke3 on the condition he not be identified, as he was not empowered to talk to the press.

Morsi rose to office in the country's first free elections in 2012, and was ousted5 a year later by the military.

In his final comments, Morsi continued to claim he was Egypt's legal president and demanded a special tribunal, one of his lawyers told the Associated Press. State TV said Morsi died before he could be taken to the hospital.

The Muslim Brotherhood accused the government of murdering Morsi, through years of mistreatment in prison. Morsi had been imprisoned6 since 2013. He was known to have diabetes7.

Morsi was often kept separated from other prisoners and barred from visitors. His family was permitted to visit him only three times over a six-year period.

Egypt's chief government lawyer said Morsi's body would be examined to determine the cause of his death.

Monday marked a dramatic end to the life of a man central to Egypt’s often-changing path since its revolution. It began with the 2011 democracy uprising that ousted the country’s longtime dictatorial8 ruler, Hosni Mubarak.?

Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's most powerful Islamist group, won the elections held after Mubarak's fall. First, they gained a majority in parliament. Then, Morsi saw victory in presidential elections held in 2012. He was the first civilian9 to hold the office in Egypt.

Critics accused the Brotherhood of using violence against opponents and seeking to hold all power. Massive protests grew against their rule.

In July 2013, the military — led by then-Defense10 Minister, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi — ousted both Morsi and parliament. Later, the new leaders described the Brotherhood as a "terrorist group."

El-Sissi was elected president and then re-elected in 2018. Human rights groups have sharply criticized the 2018 vote as undemocratic.

El-Sissi has carried out a campaign to crush the Brotherhood as well as almost all other dissent11. Egyptian security forces have arrested tens of thousands of people. The government has banned protests and silenced most criticism in the media.

Since his ouster, Morsi and other Brotherhood leaders have been put on several lengthy12 trials. Morsi was sentenced to 20 years in prison on charges of ordering Brotherhood members to end a protest against him, resulting in deaths. Many other cases are still to be tried.

Monday's hearing was part of a retrial, held inside Cairo's Tora Prison. Morsi was held in a special area in Tora called Scorpion13 Prison. Rights groups say its conditions fall far below Egyptian and international prison standards.

Hosni Mubarak was permitted to stay in a military hospital for his trials on several charges. He was also cleared of charges and released. He died in 2011.

Sarah Leah Whitson is Middle East director with the Human Rights Watch. She said in a tweet Monday that Morsi's death was "terrible but entirely14 predictable." She accused the government of failing to permit Morsi satisfactory “medical care, much less family visits."

Mohammed Sudan is the leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood in London. He said Morsi was not provided the medicine he needed or permitted visitors.

"This is premeditated murder. This is slow death," he said.

The judicial official said Morsi had asked to speak to the court Monday. The judge permitted it. Morsi gave a speech saying he had "many secrets." But, he said he would not tell such secrets because the information would harm Egypt's national security.

His lawyer said Morsi spoke for around five minutes -- "very calm and organized" -- before collapsing15 inside the cage.

A spokesman for the Interior Ministry16 did not answer calls seeking comment.

Morsi was an engineer by profession who studied at the University of Southern California. He was never considered a major thinker in the Brotherhood but instead rose in the group as an effective loyalist.

The group named him as its presidential candidate in 2012 after Egypt barred a more powerful member from seeking office.

Early in his presidency17, Morsi expressed some support of the pro-democracy activists18 who led the 2011 Arab Spring uprising. But opponents began to accuse the Brotherhood of hijacking19 the revolution and trying to establish Islamist rule.

Major protests began, especially over the process of writing a new constitution. Critics said the Brotherhood was permitting Islamists to write the document largely on their terms. Brotherhood supporters reacted violently to some protests.

Then, the military stepped in. Critics called the move an overthrow20, but el-Sissi's supporters said the public supported the action.

The military campaign that followed almost fully21 destroyed the Brotherhood. Hundreds of people were killed and thousands imprisoned. At the same time, pro-democracy activists were also crushed.

In a recording22 released from a 2017 trial, Morsi said that he was "completely isolated23" from the court, unable to see or hear his defense team.

"I don't know where I am," he can be heard saying in the audio. "It's steel behind steel and glass behind glass. The reflection of my image makes me dizzy."

I’m Caty Weaver24.

And I'm Ashley Thompson.

Words in This Story

cage - n. a box made of wire or metal bars in which people keep animals or birds

tribunal - n. a kind of court that has authority in a specific area

dramatic - adj. sudden and extreme

dissent - n. public disagreement with an official opinion, decision, or set of beliefs

satisfactory - adj. good enough for a particular purpose

premeditated - adj. done or made according to a plan : planned in advance

isolated - adj. separate from others

reflection - n. an image that is seen in a mirror or on a shiny surface

dizzy - adj. feeling that you are turning around in circles and are going to fall even though you are standing still


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1 collapsed cwWzSG     
adj.倒塌的
参考例句:
  • Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
  • The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
2 brotherhood 1xfz3o     
n.兄弟般的关系,手中情谊
参考例句:
  • They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
  • They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。
3 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
4 judicial c3fxD     
adj.司法的,法庭的,审判的,明断的,公正的
参考例句:
  • He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
  • Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。
5 ousted 1c8f4f95f3bcc86657d7ec7543491ed6     
驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 ); 革职; 罢黜; 剥夺
参考例句:
  • He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
  • He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。
6 imprisoned bc7d0bcdd0951055b819cfd008ef0d8d     
下狱,监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 30 months and 18 months. 他被判处30个月和18个月的监禁,合并执行。
  • They were imprisoned for possession of drugs. 他们因拥有毒品而被监禁。
7 diabetes uPnzu     
n.糖尿病
参考例句:
  • In case of diabetes, physicians advise against the use of sugar.对于糖尿病患者,医生告诫他们不要吃糖。
  • Diabetes is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body.糖尿病是由体內胰岛素分泌失调引起的。
8 dictatorial 3lAzp     
adj. 独裁的,专断的
参考例句:
  • Her father is very dictatorial.她父亲很专横。
  • For years the nation had been under the heel of a dictatorial regime.多年来这个国家一直在独裁政权的铁蹄下。
9 civilian uqbzl     
adj.平民的,民用的,民众的
参考例句:
  • There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
  • He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
10 defense AxbxB     
n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩
参考例句:
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
11 dissent ytaxU     
n./v.不同意,持异议
参考例句:
  • It is too late now to make any dissent.现在提出异议太晚了。
  • He felt her shoulders gave a wriggle of dissent.他感到她的肩膀因为不同意而动了一下。
12 lengthy f36yA     
adj.漫长的,冗长的
参考例句:
  • We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
  • The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。
13 scorpion pD7zk     
n.蝎子,心黑的人,蝎子鞭
参考例句:
  • The scorpion has a sting that can be deadly.蝎子有可以致命的螫针。
  • The scorpion has a sting that can be deadly.蝎子有可以致命的螫针。
14 entirely entirely     
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
参考例句:
  • The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
  • His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。
15 collapsing 6becc10b3eacfd79485e188c6ac90cb2     
压扁[平],毁坏,断裂
参考例句:
  • Rescuers used props to stop the roof of the tunnel collapsing. 救援人员用支柱防止隧道顶塌陷。
  • The rocks were folded by collapsing into the center of the trough. 岩石由于坍陷进入凹槽的中心而发生褶皱。
16 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部;牧师
参考例句:
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
17 presidency J1HzD     
n.总统(校长,总经理)的职位(任期)
参考例句:
  • Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
  • Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。
18 activists 90fd83cc3f53a40df93866d9c91bcca4     
n.(政治活动的)积极分子,活动家( activist的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
  • Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
19 hijacking 8bc03d345d8eb45010ef3f77dba7a41c     
n. 劫持, 抢劫 动词hijack的现在分词形式
参考例句:
  • I have been told about the hijacking . 我已听说了那次劫机事件。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语
  • They are taking measures to guarantee against the occurrence of hijacking. 他们正采取措施防止劫机事件的发生。
20 overthrow PKDxo     
v.推翻,打倒,颠覆;n.推翻,瓦解,颠覆
参考例句:
  • After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后,这个国家处于混乱中。
  • The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。
21 fully Gfuzd     
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
参考例句:
  • The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气,然后全部呼出。
  • They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
22 recording UktzJj     
n.录音,记录
参考例句:
  • How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间?
  • I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。
23 isolated bqmzTd     
adj.与世隔绝的
参考例句:
  • His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
  • Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。
24 weaver LgWwd     
n.织布工;编织者
参考例句:
  • She was a fast weaver and the cloth was very good.她织布织得很快,而且布的质量很好。
  • The eager weaver did not notice my confusion.热心的纺织工人没有注意到我的狼狈相。

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