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UK Foreign Secretary calls on Egypt to release Morsi
In a telephone call to VP Baradei, William Hague calls for Morsi and other 'political detainees' arrested over past few weeks to be released, unless they face 'criminal charges'
Ahram Online Published in Ahram Online on 31 - 07 - 2013

British Foreign Secretary William Hague called on Egypt's military-backed government to release ousted president Mohamed Morsi from custody, saying that it is vital that detainees do not face "political charges."
In a statement released on Wednesday, Hague said that he had telephoned Egyptian Vice President for Foreign Affairs Mohamed ElBaradei to discuss the current political situation.
According to the statement, Hague called for the release of all political detainees, including Morsi, "unless there are criminal charges to be made against them.”
A top Egyptian court ordered on Friday the detention of Morsi pending investigations into his suspected collaboration with Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. He had been held in military custody since he was ousted on 3 July by the military following mass demonstrations.
The UK foreign secretary emphasised that it is “vital that any charges are not politically motivated.”
Hague also said that he welcomed the Egyptian government's commitment to an inclusive political transition in Egypt, involving all political factions.
“We want to see a peaceful resolution that will bring an urgent end to the current bloodshed,” the statement read.
Hague also raised concerns with ElBaradei about “the current situation, particularly the killing by security forces of 80 civilians last weekend.”
At least 80 supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi were killed in violent clashes with the police in Cairo in the early hours of Saturday morning.
“I made clear that the UK condemned this excessive use of force, along with the attacks against security forces in Sinai, Mansoura and elsewhere,” read the statement.
Militant violence in Sinai against state buildings and personnel has claimed dozens of lives in recent weeks. In the Delta city of Mansoura, violent clashes between pro- and anti-Morsi groups on Tuesday led to the death of one demonstrator, reportedly a supporter of the military.
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