Suez Criminal Court on Wednesday suspended the murder trial over the killing of protesters in Suez during the 25 January revolution until a request to change the judges can be reviewed.
State-run newspaper Al-Ahram reported that the plaintiff's lawyers voiced their request during Wednesday’s session. They said the court president had banned them from attending the 16 March session, and that he insulted the martyrs’ families and accused them of thuggery.
The lawyers added that the court president mistreated the plaintiffs’ legal team, and that he always allowed the suspects’ families to attend the session but banned victims' families from the court room.
Privately owned Youm7 newspaper reported on its website that Ismailia Court of Appeals is scheduled to review the request for 18 April.
Fourteen suspects, including 10 policemen, face charges of killing protesters during last year’s uprising, which led to the resignation of former President Hosni Mubarak on 11 February.
Those on trial include the former Suez security chief, a businessman and his three sons.
The Suez Criminal Court is being held in Cairo’s Fifth Settlement district instead of Suez to protect the suspects.
Suez was one of the cities where protesters faced confrontations with security forces during the 18-day uprising. About 18 protesters were killed and 300 were injured.
Eyewitnesses accused businessman Ibrahim Farag and his three sons of shooting protesters from a rooftop on 28 January, which led to the death and injury of many.
