Egyptian Foreign ministry summoned the Pakistani ambassador to Cairo Tuesday to inform him that Cairo rejects a Pakistani statement over Former President Mohamed Morsi’s death sentence.
The Pakistani statement included unacceptable comments against the Egyptian regime, Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said.
“Further, our embassy in Islamabad conveyed the same message to the Pakistani side to express complete rejection of the latest statement by the Pakistani Foreign [Ministry,]” Egypt’s statement added.
On May 19, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry issued a statement expressing its concerns over Morsi’s death sentence, along with more than 100 others.
“Therefore, Pakistan underscores the fact, highlighted by many other countries, that the dispensation of justice must be based on the principles of equity and fairness,” Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said.
“This is all the more important when political prisoners especially a former elected President, who was ousted from office, is brought before the court of law, Pakistan hopes that the Government of Egypt would take steps to meet the requirements of justice under law and would show compassion in case of political prisoners” the statement added.
On May 16, Cairo Criminal Court sentenced Morsi and 105, including Muslim Brotherhood senior figures, to death for escaping from jail in 2011.
On Jan. 29, 2011, assailants raided Wadi al-Natroun prison, freeing a large number of prisoners, including members of Egyptian, Palestinian and Lebanese Islamist groups. Morsi, who was jailed on remand, was among those who fled the prison.
