(VOVworld) – An Egyptian criminal court has sentenced former President Mohamed Morsi and two of his aides to life in prison in an espionage trial.

Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Morsi gestures from behind the defendant’s bars during a previous court appearance in Cairo. (Photo: EPA)

The court acquitted Morsi of charges of having supplied Qatar with classified documents, including secrets on national security, for a million dollars.

On May 17^th, Morsi and 106 supporters of his Muslim Brotherhood received death penalties over a mass jail break following the 2011 uprising that ousted the long time ruler Hosni Mubarak.