The Cairo Criminal Court on Monday postponed to the first of October the trial of former president Mohamed Morsi and 24 others over charges of insulting the judiciary.
Along with Morsy, defendants include several Muslim Brotherhood leaders as well as liberal activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, political commentator Amr Hamzawy, former MP Hamdy al-Fakharany and media host Tawfiq Okasha.
Prosecutors had accused Morsi of insulting the judiciary through various occasions through visual and print media as well as social networks, as well as seeking to influence judges’ work on lawsuits.
During the session, Morsi’s defense asked the judges to allow the ousted president to speak.
“I want to reassert my unchangeable non-recognition of the court with all due respect, being one of the revolutionaries against the coup,” Morsi stated, referring to his ouster by the Armed Forces in 2013 following mass protests against his rule.
Morsi was interrupted when the judges ordered to mute the sound controls at his glass cage.
Morsi has faced a number of pending death and life sentences along with other Brotherhood leaders over multiple charges of espionage and instigation of violence.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
