EU's Ashton Urges Release of Egypt's Morsi
时间：2018-12-19 作者：英语课 分类：世界各地新闻集锦
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EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is calling for the release of ousted 1 Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi if there are no charges against him.
Ashton also says all other political figures currently being detained should also be released if they aren't facing charges.
"I've made it clear in my statements and in all of the meetings I've had that I believe he should be released and I believe that political prisoners should be released. I make the distinction between people who may be being charged for other things and those who are being held."
The call comes as Egyptian prosecutors 2 extend the detention 3 of 8 leading members of the Muslim Brotherhood 4 for an additional 15-days.
They're being held while prosecutors investigate allegations they incited 5 a violent uprising against the military earlier this month which left over 50-people dead.
Meanwhile, interim 6 President Adli Mansour has outlined the timetable for amending 7 the Egyptian constitution and holding new elections.
The Egyptian constitution will be re-tooled within 4-months.
And within 2-months after the constitution is re-drafted, parliamentary elections will be held.
And once the parliament is in place, the Presidental election will be called in a week.
Ashton also says all other political figures currently being detained should also be released if they aren't facing charges.
"I've made it clear in my statements and in all of the meetings I've had that I believe he should be released and I believe that political prisoners should be released. I make the distinction between people who may be being charged for other things and those who are being held."
The call comes as Egyptian prosecutors 2 extend the detention 3 of 8 leading members of the Muslim Brotherhood 4 for an additional 15-days.
They're being held while prosecutors investigate allegations they incited 5 a violent uprising against the military earlier this month which left over 50-people dead.
Meanwhile, interim 6 President Adli Mansour has outlined the timetable for amending 7 the Egyptian constitution and holding new elections.
The Egyptian constitution will be re-tooled within 4-months.
And within 2-months after the constitution is re-drafted, parliamentary elections will be held.
And once the parliament is in place, the Presidental election will be called in a week.
1 ousted
驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺
- He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
- He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。
2 prosecutors
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人
- In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
- You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。
3 detention
n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下
- He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
- He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。
4 brotherhood
n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊
- They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
- They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。
5 incited
刺激，激励，煽动( incite的过去式和过去分词 )
- He incited people to rise up against the government. 他煽动人们起来反对政府。
- The captain's example incited the men to bravery. 船长的榜样激发了水手们的勇敢精神。