Morsi Rejects Authority of Egypt Court Due to Try Him

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Egypt's ousted president Mohammed Morsi has rejected the authority of the court that is due to try him next week for incitement to murder, his supporters said Monday.

Morsi, an Islamist hailing from the Muslim Brotherhood who was Egypt's first freely elected leader, was ousted by the military on July 3 amid massive protests against his year-long rule.

He is due to stand trial with 14 others on November 4 for "incitement to murder" in connection with deadly clashes between his supporters and opponents outside the presidential palace in December 2012.

"No lawyers will be defending president Mohammed Morsi, neither Egyptians nor foreigners, because the president does not recognize the trial or any action and processes that result from the coup," the Anti-Coup Alliance, led by the Muslim Brotherhood, said in a statement.

The group said a team of Egyptian lawyers would be attending the trial with Morsi, but only "to observe proceedings, not to defend him."

It said its statement was prompted by false reports in pro-military media outlets saying the Muslim Brotherhood had appointed lawyers from Turkey and Qatar to represent Morsi.

The group called on international human rights activists and lawyers to attend the trial to see firsthand "the trampling of justice."

Comments 2
Thumb Mystic 28 October 2013, 22:54

Morsi is one of those people that should go to Hague courts for crimes against humanity. Killing of Innocent Christians and Moderate Egyptians his wretched muslim brotherhood should be banned for eternity

Missing voiceofreason 29 October 2013, 16:50

Yur understanding of egypt is baffling. Did you fall into a coma on July 3rd when the army took over and just woke up? The coup army has killed over a thousand protestors, women, and children. Show me the video of the brotherhood torching churches. This is the same ploy Mubarak and Saddat used against the people of Egypt -- torch churches and point at the brotherhood. This is known history but alas, the world continues to fall for it again and again.