Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Egypt's Mohammed Morsi to stand trial in November

Supporters hold up a poster of Mohammed Morsi at a march demanding his reinstatement in Cairo on 19 August 2013  
Supporters of Mohammed Morsi have demanded that he be reinstated

Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi is to go on trial on 4 November on charges of inciting murder and violence, state media report.

The charges relate to the deaths of at least seven people during clashes between opposition protesters and Muslim Brotherhood supporters outside a presidential palace in Cairo last year.

Mr Morsi will stand trial with 14 other senior figures from the Brotherhood.
He has been detained at a secret location since being deposed on 3 July.

Hundreds of people demanding his reinstatement - mostly Brotherhood supporters - have since been killed in clashes with security forces.

More than 50 died at protests held in several cities on Sunday.

Egypt in crisis

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