Legal Team Denied Access to Morsi’s Prison Cell

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Ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's legal team has been denied access to the former leader's prison cell in the city of Alexandria, two days before he is due in court.
The Egyptian Interior Ministry said in a statement on Monday that Morsi would not be allowed to have any visitors for a one-month period, which began on January 2.
Morsi's family has slammed the act, saying it violates his basic human rights.
On Wednesday, January 8, Morsi is expected to appear in court for allegedly being involved in the death of protesters in December 2012.
He is also being charged with espionage and accused of planning prison breaks.
Pro-Morsi protests have been scheduled to be held on Wednesday.
The Cairo Appeals Court set January 28 as the date for Morsi's trial over his alleged involvement in prison breaks.

On January 5, the Giza Criminal Court handed suspended one-year prison sentences down to 12 activists, including leading figures of the 2011 revolution that ended the rule of former dictator Hosni Mubarak.

Also, a court in Alexandria on January 2, sentenced seven members of the April 6 Youth Movement, which led the revolution, for participating in "unauthorized" protests against the army-installed interim government to two years in prison, fining them USD 7,000.

The protesters had allegedly defied a newly passed law that requires organizers to seek police authorization for public gatherings of more than 10 people.

Source: Agencies