- Human RightsMilitary TribunalPrisoners of Conscience
- March 25, 2008
- 1 minute read
Military Court Postpones Its Ruling to April 15th

The military court trying 40 Egyptian reformers belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood will not decide on the case till till April 15th, .
Some analysts predicted the trial to be used by the government to pressure the Muslim Brotherhood in the run-up to the local councils elections, said Abdul Moneim Abdul Maqsoud, a Muslim Brotherhood lawyer and a member of the defense team .
The local concils elections will be held April, 8th. The government has denied thousands of MB potential candidates the chance to stand elections.
Meanwhile, more than 1000 protestors, including families of the MB leaders referred to military tribunals, are staging a protest outside the Haickstep military base condemning the repeated adjournment of the final verdict. The MB families protesting have been joined by the US delegation who came to attend the final court session.