Egypt's Morsi in court for trial over violence, murder of protesters

Source: Xinhua | November 4, 2013, Monday |

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Egypt's deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi was brought Monday morning to a courthouse in Cairo to face trial over inciting violence and deaths of protesters, raising fears of renewed violence and clashes across the country.

Morsi is accused along with the other 14 top Muslim Brotherhood officials of inciting the violence and the murder of protesters outside the presidential palace in December 2012.

Egypt is on high alert for the trial and nearly 20,000 policemen have been deployed to deal with any outbreak of violence.

In November 2012, Morsi issued a decree granting himself sweeping powers, prompting opponents to accuse him of failing the ideals of the anti-Mubarak revolution.

A month later, deadly clashes erupted outside the presidential palace between supporters and opponents of the president. Morsi is facing allegations of inciting that violence.

According to Xinhua correspondent, neighborhood of the courthouse was tightly secured by several armored vehicles and hundreds of soldiers and policemen.

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Egypt's Morsi in court for trial over violence, murder of protesters

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