• 13:50
  • Friday ,09 May 2014
العربية

Trial of 86 MB supporters in Kafr al-Sheikh to resume Thursday

By-Almasry Alyoum

Copts and Poliltical Islam

00:05

Friday ,09 May 2014

Trial of 86 MB supporters in Kafr al-Sheikh to resume Thursday

On Thursday, the Supreme State Security Criminal Court, headed by Judge Hasan Fareed, will resume the trial of 86 Muslim Brotherhood supporters over charges of taking part in a gathering that threatened public peace, showing force, threatening to use violence, murder, attempted murder, damaging public and private property and assaulting police during riots that took place near Kafr al-Sheikh police station. On Thursday, the Supreme State Security Criminal Court, headed by Judge Hasan Fareed, will resume the trial of 86 Muslim Brotherhood supporters over charges of taking part in a gathering that threatened public peace, showing force, threatening to use violence, murder, attempted murder, damaging public and private property and assaulting police during riots that took place near Kafr al-Sheikh police station. 

 
During Thursday's session, the court will continue analyzing the defense's requests. 
 
Lawyers had requested footage recorded by surveillance cameras outside the Traffic Department on 3 July 2013 at Nasr Square.
 
The defense had also asked the judge to summon the director of the Blood Bank of Kafr al-Sheikh, the chief of the Department of Health Affairs in Kafr al-Sheikh and the imam of Sidi Qotb mosque for testimony, as well as defense witness Atef Hosny.