Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Trial Begins For Egypt's Toppled President Morsi



'I'm The President - Who Are You?' Toppled Egyptian Leader Morsi Addresses Judge At Start Of His Trial For Escaping Prison In 2011 During Uprising Against Mubarak -- Daily Mail

* Ex-president Mohamed Morsi appeared in court on prison break charges
* Standing in metal cage, he shouted at a judge: 'Who are you? Tell me!'
* Morsi was among 22 defendants to appear at makeshift courtroom in Cairo
* More than 20,000 prisoners escaped from jail during uprising against dictator Hosni Mubarak in 2011
* Comes amid deadly wave of violent attacks on Egyptian security officials
* Trial has been adjourned until February 22

Egypt's toppled president shouted angrily at a judge today as he appeared in court on charges of breaking out of prison in 2011.

Mohamed Morsi, who was ousted by the army in July, went on trial at a makeshift courtroom in a police academy on the outskirts of Cairo.

Dressed in a white prison uniform, he paced back and forth in a glass-encased metal cage, before shouting at the judge: 'Who are you? Tell me!'

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More News On The Trial Of Former Egyptian President Morsi

Egypt ex-President Morsi defiant at jailbreak trial -- BBC
Egypt's ousted president Morsi to trial judge: 'Tell me who you are!' -- NBC
Defiant Morsi declares himself Egypt’s ‘legitimate leader’ as trial gets underway -- New York Daily News/AP
Egypt silences ex-leader with soundproof box for court appearance -- Miami Herald/McClatchy news
Morsi tried for jailbreak as Egypt police general killed -- AFP

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