CAIRO – The trial of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood chief and his deputies on charges related to protest deaths came to an abrupt end on Wednesday when the judges walked out, citing chaos in the dock.

The previous session on 29 October of the trial against Mohamed Badie and 34 co-defendants had also been halted when the three presiding judges withdrew, citing “reasons of conscience”.

On Wednesday, a new panel of three judges appointed to hear the case recused themselves after the accused Brotherhood members yelled strings of anti-government slogans from the dock.

-AFP