Morsi trial is postponed to January 8 in Egypt President ousted Islamist responsible for inciting death of protesters. Morsi took on challenging stance and refused to cooperate. The trial of deposed President of Egypt, Mohamed Morsi, who responds by allegedly for having incited the security forces kill demonstrators in December 5, 2012, was postponed for the day on January 8. The audience came to be commenced this Monday (4), but was suspended soon after by Judge Ahmed Youssef Sabry. The trial was initiated at the Police Academy on the outskirts of Cairo, with two hours late. Morsi, first democratically elected President in Egitox, performed with the white clothing required for the detainees. The judge opted to wait for change to start the process, according to a source informed the France Presse. After the start, Morsi assumed a defiant in court, chanting down with the military field and claiming to be the only legitimate President of the country, according to a Reuters witness. He also said that the trial was illegitimate. Learn more Understand the political crisis in the country Read more news about Egypt Im the doctor Mohamed Mursi, the President of the Republic. This Court is illegal, he said. This was a military coup. You need to judge their leaders, he said, adding: the coup is a betrayal and a crime . The deposed President seemed irritated and interrupted the session several times, leading the judge to interrupt and to suspend the work, said the witness. Morsi and the other defendants will be brought to the Tora prison, according to a security source. Outside of academia, protesters supporting Morsi and fizeam Muslim Brotherhood protests and were dispersed by tear gas thrown by police. A total of 20 thousand soldiers of the Armed forces and Police were moved to the outskirts of the Court, on the fear that the protests called by supporters of Morsi derive in disorders. The deposed President of Egypt, Mohamed Morsi, appears in court on Monday (4), under image released by State television. (Photo: AFP) The deposed President of Egypt, Mohamed Morsi, appears in court on Monday (4), under image released by State television. (Photo: AFP) Supporters of deposed President Mohammed Morsi shout outside the Police Academy before his trial in Cairo. (Photo: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP) Supporters of deposed President Mohammed Morsi shout outside the Police Academy before his trial in Cairo. (Photo: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP) This was the first time that Morsi appears in public since it was overthrown last July. One of the defense lawyers of deposed President told reporters outside the courtroom that the trial is unconstitutional. Morsi supporters protesting in front of the Military Academy, where the trial of the former President, this Monday (4) (photo: Amr Nabil/AP) Morsi supporters protesting in front of the Military Academy, where the trial of the former President, this Monday (4) (photo: Amr Nabil/AP) The first democratically elected head of State in Egypt, which stayed only a year in power, has been kept in detention by the army in a secret location since his dismissal, on 3 July. The location of the trial, the Police Academy next to the Tora prison in Cairo, where they are arrested key leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamist movement that was heavily repressed Morsi by new military authorities after the coup d état. His supporters, in prison or decimated by ruthless repression of the authorities installed in power on July 3 by the Egyptian army, promised to be heard when the first democratically elected head of State in Egypt appear in court. The trial rekindles the alert status in Egypt, because it threatens to exacerbate the divisions in a country where thousands of supporters of Morsi died in the repression and where more than 2 thousand Islamists were arrested, among them almost the entire direction of the Muslim Brotherhood, the brotherhood to which Morsi belongs. Unlike its predecessor, Hosni Mubarak, Morsi already warned that it will cooperate with justice because it does not recognize its authority, according to the Alliance against the coup d état. Egyptian justice, which opposed Morsi on several occasions during his presidency, seems determined to move forward with the trial and ignore all kinds of political pressure. Morsi and the other defendants face the death penalty or life imprisonment for facts that marked a major shift in his presidency. After six months in power, Morsi established by Decree stay above all judicial control, which motivated the demonstrations against him. The Muslim Brotherhood asked his supporters to desalojassem protesters, provoking scenes of violence that reinforced the opposition that, six months later, came out to the streets to complain
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