Trial of Egypt Islamists adjourned over their absence

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The court adjourned the trial of the Brotherhood leaders and 32 other Islamist defendants to October 29, requesting that the interior ministry bring the defendants to court

ABSENT. Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood chief Mohamed Badie and two deputies charged for the murder of protesters in Egypt didn't appear in court. AFP PHOTO / GIANLUIGI GUERCIA

CAIRO, Egypt – The trial of Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood chief Mohamed Badie and two deputies on charges of inciting the murder of protesters was adjourned minutes after it opened Sunday, Auguts 25, because the defendants were absent.

The court adjourned the trial of the Brotherhood leaders and 32 other Islamist defendants to October 29, requesting that the interior ministry bring the defendants to court.

They had not appeared in court on Sunday for security reasons, security officials said.

The hearing was the first in the proceedings against the top Brotherhood leaders, who were detained in a sweep against Islamists after the July 3 ouster of president Mohamed Morsi.

The are accused of involvement in the deaths of protesters who stormed and torched the Brotherhood’s headquarters on June 30, as millions took to the streets demanding Morsi’s resignation.

Morsi had led the Brotherhood’s political arm the Freedom and Justice Party up to his election in June 2012. – Rappler.com

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