Egypt court dismisses charges against former VP, ElBaradei

[JURIST] An Egyptian court on Saturday threw out charges against former vice president Mohamed ElBaradei. ElBaradei, who served as vice president in the government set up by the military, stepped down in protest of the violence directed at protesters. It was this abandonment of his post that gave rise to the charges of "betrayal of trust." The violence was in response to sit-ins calling for the reinstatement of Mohammed Morsi. ElBaradei, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005, has also served on the UN nuclear agency and was the co-leader of the secular National Salvation Front (NSF).

Controversy continues to surround the transition following the Egyptian Revolution. Last week an Amnesty International (AI) report showed Egyptian security forces used live ammunition to disperse protesters. Earlier this month an Egyptian court set the trial date for the Morsi for November 4. Along with Morsi, 14 other leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood, including Essam el-Erian and Mohammed el-Beltagy, will be tried on the same day. Earlier this month the Muslim Brotherhood filed a lawsuit appealing a court verdict ordering the interim government to seize the group's assets.

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/10/egypt-court-dismisses-charges-against-former-vp.php