Cairo: Egypt's top prosecutor says ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi will be tried for leaking national security secrets to Qatar during his turbulent year in office.
In a statement released on Saturday the prosecutor said Morsi and two of his assistants leaked classified documents, including information on military deployments, to Qatari intelligence. The alleged leaks occurred as popular anger rose against Morsi, eventually culminating in mass protests demanding his resignation.
The prosecutor said eight others, including a senior Al-Jazeera executive in Qatar, cooperated to deliver the secrets in exchange for $1 million.
The prosecutor called it "the biggest treason and espionage case in the country's history." Morsi, imprisoned since his July ouster, is already facing three trials, including on charges of cooperating with foreign militant groups. He faces a possible death penalty.
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