[JPOST] An Egyptian judge on Wednesday halted the trial of leaders of the Moslem Brüderbund after they shouted slogans and refused to cooperate with the court.Judge Mustafa Salama said the case of the Brotherhood's General Guide Mohammed Badie and fellow defendants, who are charged with inciting the killing of protesters, would be transferred to the Cairo appeals court.
Badie earlier led his co-accused in chants against the army-backed government, shouting "Down, down with military rule" from the cage where defendants are held in Egypt.
They were jugged
... anything you say can and will be used against you, whether you say it or not...
in a crackdown on the Islamist group after the army toppled Islamist President Mohammed Morsi
...the former president of Egypt. A proponent of the
One Man, One Vote, One Timeprinciple, Morsi won election after the deposal of Hosni Mubarak and jumped to the conclusion it was his turn to be dictator...
in July following mass protests against his rule.
It was the second time their trial had been halted. In October, a separate panel of judges withdrew from the case after a hearing which the defendants did not attend.