The US is joining Germany in calling for the release of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki says the United States agrees with the German Foreign Ministry, which on Saturday called for “end to all restrictive measures considering Morsi.” Psaki did not elaborate on why the US is calling for his release.
Morsi was ousted on July 3 by the military following a wave of protests calling on him to step down. The Islamist leader has been kept at an undisclosed Defense Ministry facility since then, but no formal charges have been filed.
Meanwhile, Egypt's public prosecutor's office says it is investigating complaints against ousted President Mohammed Morsi and members of the Muslim Brotherhood. They include spying, inciting killing protesters, attacking military barracks and damaging the economy. It did not say who had filed the complaints.
She noted that the US has expressed concerns all along about politically motivated, arbitrary arrests of members of the Muslim Brotherhood, from which Morsi hails.