Morsy trial adjourned till Feb. 1

A supporter of ousted President Mohamed Morsy chants slogans outside a court in Cairo, Egypt, on Wednesday ahead of his trial on charges of inciting the killing of protesters who massed outside his Presidential Palace in Dec. 2012. The judge in the trial has adjourned the hearings until Feb. 1 after bad weather prevented bringing Mr. Morsy to court.

The trial of Egypt’s deposed Islamist President Mohamed Morsy on charges of inciting the killing of protesters was adjourned on Wednesday to February 1 after bad weather prevented his transfer from prison to a Cairo court.

Heavy fog prevented a helicopter from transferring Mr. Morsy from a prison in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria to the trial venue near Cairo, reported state-run newspaper Al Ahram Online.

Mr. Morsy, Egypt’s first democratically elected President, faces charges of inciting the killing of 10 Opposition protesters in December 2012.

He could face the death penalty if convicted.

Also charged are 14 other defendants from Mr. Morsy’s administration and his Muslim Brotherhood group. The trial opened in November.

Security forces clashed with Mr. Morsy’s backers, who gathered outside a mosque in the eastern Cairo district of Nasr City to protest his trial, said witnesses.

At least 10 Morsy supporters were arrested for holding a protest and torching a police car, they added. There were no reports of casualties.

Egyptian authorities outlawed Mr. Morsy’s Muslim Brotherhood in September and declared it a terrorist group in December.

Under Egyptian law, terrorism-related charges carry the death penalty.

Mr. Morsy, who was deposed by the military in July, also faces two other trials on charges related to escaping from prison during the 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak and sponsoring terrorism.

Mr. Morsy has said all the charges against him are politically motivated.