Egypt’s ElBaradei sued for 'betrayal of trust'

Egypt’s ElBaradei sued for 'betrayal of trust'

Egypt's former interim vice president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mohamed ElBaradei is being sued for“betrayal of trust” after quitting the army-backed government in protest of the violent clampdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, Reuters reported. ElBaradei, who is the former head of the UN nuclear agency, resigned on August 14 after security forces attacked protest camps set up in Cairo by supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood. Hundreds of people were killed in the crackdown. ElBaradei is accused of not presenting alternatives to dispersing two mass sit-ins in Cairo and ignoring "terrorist crimes"committed by the Muslim Brotherhood there. The legal action is being brought by an Egyptian law professor and will be heard in Cairo on September 19.