Egypt

Court adjourns trial of MB leaders over blocking road to 11 March

Banha Criminal Court adjourned Thursday the trial of 48 Muslim Brotherhood leaders and members to 11 March over charges of blocking the Cairo-Alexandria agricultural road, damaging public property and assaulting police officers in July 2013 following the ouster of President Mohamed Morsy.

The hearing was adjourned to listen to witnesses.

Thirty-eight defendants are imprisoned, including Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie, Mohamed al-Beltagy, Safwat Hegazy, former Minister of Supply Bassem Ouda and former Minister of Youth Osama Yassin.

Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm

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