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Egypt's Mohammed Badie due to appear in mass trial Egypt Muslim Brotherhood leader and 682 others on trial
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The most senior leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, Mohammed Badie, is to appear in court with more than 680 others charged with incitement to kill. Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badie and 682 other supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi are standing trial in central Egypt.
Tuesday's mass trial comes a day after an Egyptian court sentenced 528 supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi to death. They are accused of the murder and attempted murder of policemen during a crackdown on demonstrations in August.
They were convicted on charges including murdering a policeman and attacks on people and property. Most of the defendants are being tried in absentia and officials said Mr Badie was not in court for security reasons.
Egyptian authorities have cracked down on the Muslim Brotherhood. The mass trial in Minya province comes a day after the same court sentenced 529 other Morsi supporters to death.
Hundreds have been killed and thousands arrested. There has been widespread condemnation of the sentences, which were delivered on only the second session of the trial.
Mohammed Badie, the Muslim Brotherhood's general guide, was seized along with other Brotherhood figures after the Egyptian army ousted Mr Morsi last July. The Egyptian authorities have cracked down on the Brotherhood since the military overthrow Mr Morsi in July. More than 1,000 people have been killed and thousands of others arrested.
The army stepped in after months of street protests against Mr Morsi - Egypt's first democratically elected leader. Mr Badie, the Brotherhood's general guide, is being detained along with dozens of other senior leaders of the Islamist movement.
Mr Badie and others face charges of inciting violence and murder over the deaths of eight anti-Brotherhood protesters outside the movement's headquarters in Cairo last year. The military stepped in after months of street protests against Mr Morsi - Egypt's first democratically-elected president.
Following Mr Morsi's removal from office the Brotherhood set up protest camps in Cairo, at which Mr Badie was a prominent figure.Following Mr Morsi's removal from office the Brotherhood set up protest camps in Cairo, at which Mr Badie was a prominent figure.
Police eventually dispersed the camps, killing hundreds of protesters, and Mr Badie went into hiding. He was detained in August.Police eventually dispersed the camps, killing hundreds of protesters, and Mr Badie went into hiding. He was detained in August.
Mr Badie's 38-year-old son Ammar was among those killed in the protests.Mr Badie's 38-year-old son Ammar was among those killed in the protests.
Meanwhile, the Muslim Brotherhood has denounced Monday's death sentences. The Brotherhood and human rights groups denounced Monday's death sentences.
The verdicts must now go to Egypt's supreme religious authority, the Grand Mufti, for approval or rejection.The verdicts must now go to Egypt's supreme religious authority, the Grand Mufti, for approval or rejection.
Analysts say that although death sentences are often handed down in Egypt, few have been carried out in recent years.Analysts say that although death sentences are often handed down in Egypt, few have been carried out in recent years.
All of those convicted on Monday are expected to appeal.All of those convicted on Monday are expected to appeal.
Tuesday's trial will take place at the same court in Minya, south of the capital, Cairo.
The Brotherhood has been declared a terrorist organisation and authorities have punished any public show of support for it.The Brotherhood has been declared a terrorist organisation and authorities have punished any public show of support for it.