Morsi trial over insulting Egypt’s judiciary adjourned

Cairo Criminal court adjourned on Tuesday the trial of President Mohammad Morsi over insulting Egypt’s Judiciary to January 16 session.

Morsi – who stands accused alongside 24 other prominent Brotherhood associates and Islamist figures – is facing charges of disrespecting the Egyptian court system and rulings via comments made on social media and in interviews with the press.

The postponement of the trial came in response to requests made by the defense team to assign a technical expert from the Egyptian Radio and Television Union to inspect the video recordings included in the case's evidence.

The list of defendants includes a number of Muslim Brotherhood leaders including former supreme guide of the group Mahdi Akef, Chairman of the Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party Saad Al-Katatny, senior member Mohamed Al-Beltagy, and Muslim Brotherhood lawyers Ahmed Abou Baraka and Sobhi Saleh.

Other Islamists including Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya member Assem Abdel Maged, Al-Wasat Party member Mohamed Mahsoub, ultraconservative preacher Wagdy Ghoneim and Noha Othman Al-Zeiny.

Former judge Mahmoud Al-Khodeiry and lawyers Mohamed Moneib Ginidy, Mansour Al-Zayat, Amir Hamdy Salem and Hamdy Al-Fakrany are also included in the case.

Politicians are also implicated in the case, which includes former lawmakers Amr Hamzawy, Mostafa Al-Naggar, Mahmoud Al-Saqqa, Al-Wasat Party chairman Essam Sultan and Mamdouh Ismail.

Sources: MENA