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| Defence lawyers in the trial of the ousted Egyptian leader Mohamed Morsi have walked out of court in protest over the soundproof glass cage in which defendants are placed, Egypt's state television reported. | Defence lawyers in the trial of the ousted Egyptian leader Mohamed Morsi have walked out of court in protest over the soundproof glass cage in which defendants are placed, Egypt's state television reported. |
| It said the judge, Shaaban el-Shamy, ordered a recess after the lawyers left the hearing, the first in a case in which Morsi and 35 others face charges of conspiring with foreign groups and undermining national security. | |
| The cage was introduced after Morsi and his co-defendants interrupted the proceedings of other court cases by talking over the judge and chanting slogans. The cage is fitted to give the judge sole control over whether or not the defendants can be heard. | |
| Morsi was ousted by the military following major protests after a year in power. |