#mursi spy case on hold, lawyers want new judges
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A court in #Egypt on Thursday suspended the #Espionage trial of deposed Islamist president Mohammed Mursi after defense lawyers requested that the judges in the case withdraw. The case, one of three already opened against Mursi, comes amid a relentless government crackdown targeting him and his Muslim Brotherhood movement since the army removed him last July. Prosecutors accuse Mursi and 35 others, including Brotherhood leaders, of conspiring with foreign powers, Hamas and Iran to destabilize Egypt. read more