Mursi family to sue army chief in Egypt and abroad

One person was killed and dozens of people were injured in Cairo clashes Monday as the family of Muhammad Mursi said it planned to sue Egypt’s army chief for having “kidnapped” the ousted president.
Supporters and opponents of Mursi clashed in Tahrir Square, throwing rocks and firing birdshots, according to members of the emergency services. Police fired tear gas to disperse them.
Shaimaa Muhammad Mursi, the toppled president’s daughter, told a news conference that the family was planning to take legal action in Egypt and abroad.
“We are taking local and international legal measures against Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, the leader of the bloody military coup, and his putschist group,” she said of the army chief.
She voiced dismay at “the silence of rights organizations and civil society over the crime of kidnapping the legitimate president,” who was voted into office last year. The family held Sisi responsible for Mursi’s safety.
Mursi’s son Osama said the family had not heard from him since his overthrow. “None of us has had any contact with our father since the afternoon of the coup on July 3,” he said. Several countries, including the US and Germany, have called for Mursi’s release, but the Egypt’s interim authorities have rejected the calls, saying he is being held in a “safe place.”