Morsi’s espionage case adjourned to February 27

On Sunday, the trial of former President Mohamed Morsi on charges of espionage was adjourned to February 27.

Morsi, along with 35 other defendants, arrived at the Police Academy on Sunday morning, state-owned Al-Ahram Gate reports.

Morsi faces charges of conspiring with foreign organizations to carry out terrorist acts in the country, revealing military secrets to foreign countries, conducting military training that aims to achieve the goals of the international Muslim Brotherhood organization, and committing acts that jeopardize the independence, unity and security of the nation.

The first session of the trial, which was held last Sunday, was postponed after Morsi’s defense team withdrew from the case, protesting the court’s refusal to remove the glass cage confining the defendants.

The court appointed ten attorneys for the defendants following the withdrawal of Morsi’s defense team.

In late January, Morsi yelled, “Who are you?” at the presiding judge from behind bars in a court session, during a separate case where he is accused, along with 131 Muslim Brotherhood leaders, of escaping from prison during the events of the 2011 revolution. After the incident, the court decided to confine Morsi in a glass cage during all court appearances, arguing that this is a necessary measure to keep him from interrupting court proceedings.

Following a session on Saturday, the prison escape case was adjourned after the defense requested a change of judges.

The BBC reports that Morsi, along with the other defendants, created a commotion when protesting the cage, with Morsi shouting that his trial was illegitimate.

In earlier court sessions involving the former president, supporters routinely gathered outside the courthouse. However, after a continuous crackdown on all Muslim Brotherhood protests, supporters have been absent in more recent sessions.