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Mohamed Morsi trial adjourned as chaos breaks out in Egyptian court
Source: The Guardian
Mohamed Morsi trial adjourned as chaos breaks out in Egyptian court
Patrick Kingsley in Cairo
theguardian.com, Monday 4 November 2013 14.21 GMT
Egypt's former president Mohamed Morsi claimed he remains Egypt's only legitimate leader as he stood trial on Monday, in his first public appearance since being deposed four months ago.
His presence sparked chaos in the courtroom, with Morsi's 14 co-defendants chanting against the army who ousted him, local journalists shouting for his execution and scuffles breaking out between rival lawyers. Amid the melee, Morsi and his colleagues rejected the authority of the court before the bedlam forced the presiding judge to adjourn proceedings until 8 January.
"What is happening now is a military coup," boomed Morsi after arriving in the defendants' cage – his first words in public since 2 July, when he gave a rambling televised speech the night before he was deposed by the army, following days of mass protests in which millions had called for the military to intervene.
"I am furious that the Egyptian judiciary should serve as cover for this criminal military coup," he continued.
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Patrick Kingsley in Cairo
theguardian.com, Monday 4 November 2013 14.21 GMT
Egypt's former president Mohamed Morsi claimed he remains Egypt's only legitimate leader as he stood trial on Monday, in his first public appearance since being deposed four months ago.
His presence sparked chaos in the courtroom, with Morsi's 14 co-defendants chanting against the army who ousted him, local journalists shouting for his execution and scuffles breaking out between rival lawyers. Amid the melee, Morsi and his colleagues rejected the authority of the court before the bedlam forced the presiding judge to adjourn proceedings until 8 January.
"What is happening now is a military coup," boomed Morsi after arriving in the defendants' cage – his first words in public since 2 July, when he gave a rambling televised speech the night before he was deposed by the army, following days of mass protests in which millions had called for the military to intervene.
"I am furious that the Egyptian judiciary should serve as cover for this criminal military coup," he continued.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/04/mohamed-morsi-egypt-trial-chaos-muslim-brotherhood