Verdict in Political Trial Delayed for 3 Months
EGYPT
An Egyptian court delayed for three months the verdict in a trial of 26 people accused of trying to overthrow the government, court sources said.
The defendants, including three Britons, deny charges that they called for the establishment of an Islamic order and have said they were tortured. They are accused of spreading propaganda for Hizb ut-Tahrir, which is banned in Egypt but not in Britain. The group’s Web site says it aims to transform a “corrupt society” into an “Islamic society.”
The sources said it was not clear why the verdict had been postponed until March 25.
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