The trial of the former Egyptian president Muhammed Morsi, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison, was "badly flawed" and politically motivated, the Human Rights Watch said Sunday.
Reuters reported the human rights organization criticized the court for relying heavily on the testimony of military and police officers and detaining Morsi for three weeks without charge after his ousting. The Cairo court ruled April 21 that Morsi was guilty for inciting violence during 2012 protests and convicted 12 other Muslim Brotherhood members.
"Whatever political responsibility [Morsi] may have, the prosecution didn't establish his criminal guilt in this case," the rights group said in a statement.
HRW also cited Morsi's defense team spokesman, who said his lawyers were only allowed to visit him once in November 2013.
The government has been cracking down on Brotherhood supporters since the revolution, outlawing the organization and detaining hundreds of its supporters.
