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What charges and sentences did Mohamed Morsi face after his removal from office?

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Founder of the Muslim Brotherood — Muslim Brotherhood Hassan al-Banna, a schoolteacher in Ismailia, Egypt, founded the Muslim Brotherhood in 1928 as an attempt to modernize Islamic society.

Following his removal from the presidency in July 2013, Mohamed Morsi faced multiple trials for various offenses. The charges and sentences included:

Incitement of violence: In April 2015, Morsi was sentenced to 20 years in prison for inciting Muslim Brotherhood supporters to kill demonstrators during a 2012 protest.1
Prison break: In May 2015, he was sentenced to death for his alleged role in acts of violence and a mass prison break that occurred in January 2011 during the uprising against Hosni Mubarak.1
Conspiracy with foreign groups: In June 2015, he received a life sentence for conspiring with foreign militant groups, including Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, to commit acts of terrorism in Egypt.1

In 2016, an Egyptian court overturned both the death sentence and the life sentence, ordering a retrial. Morsi remained in prison until his death in 2019. Throughout these proceedings, Morsi refused to recognize the legitimacy of the court, maintaining that he remained the rightful president of Egypt.12