Egypt Brotherhood leader to stand trial in December

Former top leader of Muslim Brotherhood Mohamed Badie and other14 senior officials would stand trial on Dec. 9, over charges of inciting violence and killing protesters in July, an Egyptian court said on Sunday.

Cairo Appellate Court said the former supreme guide and other leaders of the Islamist group including Mohamed el-Beltagy, Essam el-Eryan and Safwat Hegazi were facing charges of inciting violence and murdering protesters during the riot in El-Bahr Aazam neighborhood of Giza governorate.

Five people were killed and more than 100 others injured during clashes on July 15 between supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi and security forces.

The court also set Dec. 10 for the trial of Mohamed Mahdi Akef, a former senior leader of the Brotherhood, who is accused of insulting judicial power.

The judges presiding over the case stepped down from the proceedings in late October,citing “uneasiness” over the trial.

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