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By Jake Lippincott
The trial of former president Mohamed Morsi concerning his role in the deaths of protesters in December 2012 was postponed once again Saturday.
The trial, in which Morsi is accused of inciting his supporters to murder protesters, was originally slated to take place 20 January, but has been postponed several times. It is scheduled to reconvene on Sunday. In the meantime, the court issued a gag order regarding the proceedings.
Morsi is facing separate criminal cases on a number of other charges, including espionage, illegally breaking out of prison, and insulting the judiciary.
Since Morsi’s ousting, the interim government has arrested many high ranking members of the Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamist organisation which Morsi hailed from, . Last week, the judiciary handed out death sentences to more than 600 people, including the spiritual leader of the Brotherhood, on charges related to political violence in the Upper Egyptian city of Minya.
