Egypt: Mohammed ElBaradei sued for 'betrayal of trust' The military's intervention against Mr Morsi has polarised public opinion in Egypt. Around 900 people have died in violence across the country over the past week. The case was filed by Sayyed Ateeq, a law professor at Helwan University. "He was appointed in his capacity as a representative of the NSF and the majority of the people who signed the Tamarod declaration," he told Reuters, referring to the coalition that led the anti-Morsi protests. Dr. ElBaradei was entrusted with this position and he had a duty to go back to those who entrusted him and ask to resign. The media head of the Dostour party, founded by Mr ElBaradei, condemned the case, saying it had no legal grounds and was only aimed at tarnishing his image. Khaled Daoud said the lawyer who brought the case "set a precedent that harms Egypt's reputation abroad, when a politician is prosecuted just for resigning from his post, something that has never happened before in any country in the world." Mr Ateeq said that, if found guilty, Mr ElBaradei could face a three year jail sentence. But a judicial source said the maximum sentence that could be imposed in a case of this kind was a fine and a suspended jail term. Mr ElBaradei left Egypt earlier this week for Europe and is unlikely to attend any hearing in this case. The lawsuit follows a wave of arrests of Muslim Brotherhood leaders in recent days and a decision by the public prosecutor to charge Mr Morsi, who is being detained in an undisclosed location, with inciting violence.