Egypt court announces trial for ex-president Morsi for murder, Obama responds by cutting Aid to Egypt!

Egypt court announces trial for ex-president Morsi


An Egyptian court on Wednesday set November 4 as the opening date for the trial of ousted president Mohamed Morsi on charges of inciting the murder of protesters, State media reported.
Facing trial alongside him are 14 other members of the Muslim Brotherhood movement, state news agency MENA said.
Morsy, who is backed by the Brotherhood, will be tried at Egypt's Criminal Court on charges relating to his alleged involvement in violence that took place around the Ittihadiya Presidential Palace, the news agency said.
Egypt's military forcibly removed Morsy from office in early July. He has been in detention ever since and a military-backed interim government has been in power.
In September, an Egyptian court banned all activities of the Muslim Brotherhood and froze its finances, drawing complaints from the international community.
At least seven people were killed in violence between the Islamist group's loyalists and opponents that erupted after he passed a temporary decree placing his decisions beyond judicial review.
Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood claimed that most of those killed were Islamists, an assertion disputed by his opponents. One journalist who opposed Morsi was killed in the violence.
The clashes broke out when Brotherhood supporters dispersed a sit-in outside the palace by Morsi's secular leaning opponents.
Morsi's co-defendants will include several of his aides and Brotherhood leaders.
The military has detained Morsi at a secret location since his overthrow. The other defendants have been jailed since then or are on the run.
Following Morsi's ousting, security forces launched an extensive crackdown on his backers that has killed over 1,000 people, while strangling the Muslim Brotherhood with mass arrests and a ban on the organisation.
Western nations, including the United States and Britain, have urged Egypt's temporary government to have an inclusive political process.
Egypt's interim foreign minister, Nabil Fahmy, told the UN General Assembly last month that the government is following a road map that will see nationwide elections by next spring.
Murder trial of Egypt's Morsi to start November 4 - state media
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