Staff writer, Al Arabiya News
Egypt’s deposed president Mohammad Mursi asked about military leader Abdel Fattah al Sisi’s resolve to run for president according to a leaked recording, obtained by the Egyptian daily news website al Watan.
In a conversation with his newly appointed defense lawyer Mohammad Selim El-Awa, Mursi can be heard probing for more information surrounding al-Sisi’s potential candidacy.
“Does he really want to be president?” Mursi asked El-Awa in the leaked recording.
“Would he leave the army?” Mursi added.
“He will [be president] God’s will,” El-Awa answered.
In the tape, Mursi, who was ousted from the presidency in July following a popular uprising, can be heard questioning Sisi’s chances of being overthrown.
“Doesn’t he fear a coup?” Mursi asked.
“Are they [the Egyptian population] going to organize a coup against him?” Mursi added.
El-Awa responded with a firm, “No.”
In the recording El-Awa also mentions that Mursi supporters and opponents should sit together in order to find an agreement and stop the turmoil in Egypt.
