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| Egypt unrest: Mohammed Morsi trial to resume in Cairo | Egypt unrest: Mohammed Morsi trial to resume in Cairo |
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| Egyptian security forces are on high alert for a court appearance in the capital Cairo by deposed President Mohammed Morsi. | Egyptian security forces are on high alert for a court appearance in the capital Cairo by deposed President Mohammed Morsi. |
| Mr Morsi and 14 other Muslim Brotherhood figures are accused of inciting the killing of protesters outside the presidential palace in December 2012. | Mr Morsi and 14 other Muslim Brotherhood figures are accused of inciting the killing of protesters outside the presidential palace in December 2012. |
| He was removed by the army last July after demonstrations against his rule. | He was removed by the army last July after demonstrations against his rule. |
| His supporters have since held regular protests calling for his reinstatement. | His supporters have since held regular protests calling for his reinstatement. |
| Last Friday at least 11 people died in clashes between police and Muslim Brotherhood demonstrators across Egypt. | Last Friday at least 11 people died in clashes between police and Muslim Brotherhood demonstrators across Egypt. |
| A helicopter carrying some of the defendants arrived at the National Police Academy complex in Cairo for the hearing early on Wednesday, reporters said. | |
| Security was tight at the compound and Egyptian media said thousands of police were on alert. | |
| The deposed president also faces several other charges ranging from fraud to colluding with foreign militants in a terrorist plot. | |
| He is due to appear in court again at the end of January. accused with some 130 others of murdering policemen during a mass breakout from a Cairo prison in January 2011. | |
| Human rights groups have dismissed some of the allegations against him as preposterous. | Human rights groups have dismissed some of the allegations against him as preposterous. |
| Egyptian officials insist he will be given a fair trial but lawyers trying to defend Mr Morsi say they have been denied access to him. | Egyptian officials insist he will be given a fair trial but lawyers trying to defend Mr Morsi say they have been denied access to him. |
| Mr Morsi first appeared in court in early November amid chaotic scenes. | Mr Morsi first appeared in court in early November amid chaotic scenes. |
| Speaking from behind bars, he insisted he was still the president and was being held against his will. He also refused to wear a prison uniform. | Speaking from behind bars, he insisted he was still the president and was being held against his will. He also refused to wear a prison uniform. |
| Some Egyptian journalists responded with calls for his execution. | Some Egyptian journalists responded with calls for his execution. |
| Although Mr Morsi won the presidency in a democratic election, he fell out with key institutions during his 13 months in power. | Although Mr Morsi won the presidency in a democratic election, he fell out with key institutions during his 13 months in power. |
| The interim government has since cracked down on the Muslim Brotherhood, classifying it as a terrorist organisation and arresting dozens of senior figures. | The interim government has since cracked down on the Muslim Brotherhood, classifying it as a terrorist organisation and arresting dozens of senior figures. |
| Mr Morsi's supporters say he and other senior Brotherhood leaders are the victims of politically motivated prosecutions. | Mr Morsi's supporters say he and other senior Brotherhood leaders are the victims of politically motivated prosecutions. |
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