{{Egypt has announced a criminal investigation against deposed President Mohamed Morsi, with prosecutors saying they were examining complaints of spying, inciting violence and ruining the economy.}}<\/p>\n
The public prosecutor’s office issued a statement on Saturday saying it had received complaints against Morsi, eight other named Islamist figures including top Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie, and others it did not identify.<\/p>\n
The prosecutors did not say who had made the complaints.<\/p>\n
Egypt’s first freely elected leader has been held at an undisclosed location since the army removed him from power on July 3, but has not yet been charged with any crime.<\/p>\n
In recent days Washington has called for him to be freed and for the authorities to stop arresting leaders of his Muslim Brotherhood.<\/p>\n
The complaints are a first step in the criminal process, allowing prosecutors to begin an investigation that can lead to charges.<\/p>\n
Announcing the step was unusual: typically prosecutors wait until charges are filed before making public statements.<\/p>\n
Badie and several other Brotherhood officials already face charges for inciting violence that were announced earlier this week, but most of them have not been arrested.<\/p>\n
Egyptian law allows them to investigate complaints from police or any member of the public.<\/p>\n
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