Wednesday's case is rooted in the 2011 escape of more than 20,000 inmates from Egyptian prisons — including Morsi and other Muslim Brotherhood members — during the early days of the 18-day uprising against Mubarak. Morsi and the other Muslim Brotherhood leaders escaped two days after they were detained as Mubarak's security forces tried to undercut the planned protests.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 26, 2018 20:03 UTC