Trial of Badie, other MB leaders in 'Rabaa sit-in' case adjourned till Tuesday

CAIRO - 19 May 2018: Cairo Criminal Court has adjourned until Tuesday the trial of Muslim Brotherhood (MB) guide Mohamed Badie and 739 others including leaders and members of the banned group for their involvement in the armed Rabaa el Adawiya sit-in.

The court made the decision to continue hearing the pleadings in the case.

The defendants are accused of scheming a terrorist plot that aimed at vandalizing vital government facilities and places of worship.

They also face charges of forming an operations room to direct MB members to defy the government during the crackdown on Rabaa protest camp and to spread chaos in the country.