Morsy was a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist political organization that shares deep ties with Hamas. The government formed after Morsy’s ouster designated the Brotherhood as a terrorist group in December 2013; since then, many of its leaders have been charged with supporting terrorism.
This ruling comes a week after Egypt passed the a law on what will happen to members of organizations the government labels terror groups.
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Journalist Sara Sirgany contributed to this report