Egypt Locks Morsi in Soundproof Cage During Trial

-          Muhamed Morsi the deposed Eqyptian president appeared at his trial in a glass soundproof cage

-          It was the largest courtroom debate saying it deprived the defendant of hearing and participating in the own trial

-          The former president consistently declares he is the President of Egypt and also declared he did not recognize the court’s authority to try him, in part since it was outside the constitutional procedures for impeaching a president

-          The judge replied saying I am the president of Egypt’s criminal court

-          Mr. Morsi and the other defendants are now accused of conspiring with foreign militant movements to break themselves out.

-          In the afternoon when Mr. Morsi was allowed to speak he said I have the utmost appreciation for judges and I say to them: Stay away from politics

-          Security forces have killed more than a thousand people at protests against the take over and jailed thousands more.

-          The Sinai-based militant group Ansar Beit al-Maqdis has claimed responsibility for most of the major attacks which have recently occurred