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Trial of Brotherhood guide and others in the Giza violence charges postponed

Giza Criminal Court decided on Monday to postpone the trial of Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie and 14 leading group figures to 11 February.
 
The defendants are charged with inciting violence in Giza.
 
Also charged in the case are Essam al-Erian, Bassem Oda, Mohamed al-Beltagy and Safwat Higazy.
 
They chanted slogans against the regime from the dock, preventing the public prosecutor from reading the referral order.
 
The families of the defendants all attended the session.
 
Badie told the judge that he was mistreated, and that he filed complaints about burning the headquarters of the Brotherhood and about the death of his son but they were not investigated by the prosecution.
 
For his part, Beltagy said they were victims and the court should bring the real killers to trial.
 
The court allowed the lawyer to meet with the defendants for 10 minutes and then resumed the session.
 
Giza Prosecution had earlier ordered the arrest of the suspects pending investigations into violence that took place in Giza Square and around al-Istiqama mosque in July, where nine people were killed in clashes between supporters and opponents of toppled President Mohamed Morsy.
 
The suspects were accused of murder, supplying others with arms, harming public security and intimidating citizens.
 
 
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
 

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