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| Ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has appeared in a Cairo court for a trial over prison breaks in 2011, Egypt’s state news agency has reported. | |
| The MENA report on Tuesday said Mr Morsi flew by helicopter from Borg al-Arab prison in Alexandria, while 130 others were driven to Cairo. | The MENA report on Tuesday said Mr Morsi flew by helicopter from Borg al-Arab prison in Alexandria, while 130 others were driven to Cairo. |
| Morsi stood inside a glass-encased metal cage today, separated from other defendants, dressed in a white jump suit. He remained defiant and shouted at the judge: "I am the president of the republic, how can I be kept in a dump for weeks?" | |
| Later he shouted again that he was the legitimate president, asking the judge "who are you?" | |
| The case is rooted in the 2011 jailbreak of more than 20,000 inmates from Egyptian prisons, including Mr Morsi, during the uprising that toppled his predecessor Hosni Mubarak. Also charged are members of the Palestinian militant group Hamas and the Lebanese group Hezbollah. | The case is rooted in the 2011 jailbreak of more than 20,000 inmates from Egyptian prisons, including Mr Morsi, during the uprising that toppled his predecessor Hosni Mubarak. Also charged are members of the Palestinian militant group Hamas and the Lebanese group Hezbollah. |
| It is Mr Morsi's second court appearance since he was deposed during Egypt's widely supported July 3 military coup. He missed a hearing on 8 January in another trial after security officials said bad weather grounded the helicopter which was supposed to be used to transport him. | It is Mr Morsi's second court appearance since he was deposed during Egypt's widely supported July 3 military coup. He missed a hearing on 8 January in another trial after security officials said bad weather grounded the helicopter which was supposed to be used to transport him. |
| In two other cases, Mr Morsi and other Muslim Brotherhood members are charged with conspiring with militant groups and inciting the killing of protesters outside a Cairo presidential palace in December 2012. All three charges carry the death penalty. A lawyer has said the trial appears aimed at “denigrating” Mr Morsi and his Brotherhood group. | In two other cases, Mr Morsi and other Muslim Brotherhood members are charged with conspiring with militant groups and inciting the killing of protesters outside a Cairo presidential palace in December 2012. All three charges carry the death penalty. A lawyer has said the trial appears aimed at “denigrating” Mr Morsi and his Brotherhood group. |
| His court appearance will be televised on domestic television. The trial comes as the Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi looks set to become the next President in the forthcoming presidential elections, after a group of his leading generals reportedly backed his bid for the job. | His court appearance will be televised on domestic television. The trial comes as the Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi looks set to become the next President in the forthcoming presidential elections, after a group of his leading generals reportedly backed his bid for the job. |
| Additional reporting by agencies In pictures: Hundreds arrested as Muslim Brotherhood supporters clash with police in Cairo | Additional reporting by agencies In pictures: Hundreds arrested as Muslim Brotherhood supporters clash with police in Cairo |