The Port Said Criminal Court has adjourned the case over the violence in Port Said Stadium, which killed over 70 people, until Tuesday in order to view footage of the incident.
The court recessed at the beginning of the session when the father of a victim suffered a heart attack. Sunday’s session had witnessed an altercation between the civil claimants and the defendants when the defense accused a witness of perjury.
On 1 February, supporters of Port Said’s home football club, Masry, and Cairo’s leading team, Ahly, began clashing after Masry fans stormed the pitch following the team’s victory. In the ensuing violence, 74 were killed and hundreds injured in one of the deadliest football-related incidents in history.
Critics have accused security forces of, at best, doing little to prevent the fighting and, at worst, a conspiracy to incite unrest.
A month later, Attorney General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud referred the suspects to criminal court, including nine Port Said police officers and three Masry club executives. Two minors were also referred to juvenile court.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
