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Egypt's Morsi to face fifth trial for incitement to murder

By AFP
Egypt Egypt's deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi sists behind the defendants cage during a trial at the police academy court in Cairo on November 5, 2014.  By Str AFPFile
FEB 17, 2015 LISTEN
Egypt's deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi sists behind the defendants cage during a trial at the police academy court in Cairo on November 5, 2014. By Str (AFP/File)

Cairo (AFP) - An Egyptian military court will try ousted president Mohamed Morsi and 198 Islamist leaders and supporters over a deadly protest in 2013, a military prosecution source said on Tuesday.

The defendants in the trial, which will start on February 23, also include Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie.

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