Egypt’s Court of Cassation today overturned a life sentence against deposed President Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood. The Court ordered a retrial in the case that revolves around accusations of espionage with Palestinian group Hamas.
The court had last week overturned a death sentence against Mursi in a separate case, meaning he no longer faces execution. Democratically elected after the 2011 uprising, Mursi was overthrown in mid-2013 by Abdel Fattah al-Sisi following mass protests against his rule, and was immediately arrested. He remains in jail on a separate espionage conviction.