Ahead of his trial next week, ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi has rejected the authority of the court that will hear his case related to the murder of 10 people during protests against his regime.
“Contrary to media myths about elected President Morsi’s defence team, he does not recognise the authority of the court,” the Anti-Coup Alliance, led by the Muslim Brotherhood, said in a statement.
“No lawyers will be defending president Mohamed Morsi, neither Egyptians nor foreigners, because the president does not recognise the trial or any action and processes that result from the coup,” the statement said.
Morsi will go on trial on November 4 with 14 others for incitement to murder in connection with deadly clashes outside the presidential palace in Cairo in December 2012.