death over a mass prison break in 2011.
The former leader has already been sentenced to 20 years in jail for
ordering the arrest and torture of protesters during his time in
power.
Morsi was deposed by the military in July 2013 following mass street
protests against his rule.
Since then, the authorities have banned his Muslim Brotherhood
movement and arrested thousands of his supporters.
All death sentences must first be sent to the Grand Mufti, Egypt's
highest religious authority, for his opinion on whether they should
stand.
Convictions are still open to appeal, even if the Grand Mufti gives
his approval.
Morsi's supporters have said that the cases against him are
politically motivated and attempts to give legal cover to a coup,
while Morsi has rejected the authority of the courts.
Morsi was Egypt's first freely elected president, but protests began
building less than a year into his rule when he issued a decree
granting himself far-reaching powers.
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