Member of the Egyptian Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee Tarek El Kholy told local media that a recent request by British parliamentarians to visit former President Mohamed Morsi in prison represents an “unacceptable interference in Egypt’s internal affairs”. Morsi has been in custody since he was ousted from power in July 2013 after mass protests led to a military intervention by the Egyptian army. Kholy further explained that former chief of the British Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee Crispin Blunt, the one who officially demanded the visit, has a long history of supporting the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, a group from which Morsi hails. He further explained that upon the authorization by Morsi’s family, a group of lawyers has formed a committee to review the circumstances of Morsi’s imprisonment. As such, the purpose of visiting Morsi would be to review his living conditions in prison.

Source: Egypt Independent March 18, 2018 14:15 UTC