Port Said prison break trial adjourned till Tuesday

The Port Said Criminal Court decided on Monday to adjourn to Tuesday the trial of 51 defendants in the case of Port Said prison break in January 2013 in the wake of death sentences issued against a number of defendants in Port Said Stadium massacre.

The postponement decision was taken to continue hearing the testimony of the witnesses.

The defendants are accused of killing police officers Ahmed Al Balky, Ayman Abdel Azim and 40 others, as well as injuring over 150 others on 26 to 28 January 2013.

Clashes marred the governorate of Port Said for three days, starting on 26 January, after the verdict in the "Port Said Massacre" case was released, sentencing 21 to death for their role in the death of 74 football fans in a football match in February 2012 between Al Ahly and Al Masry clubs.

Angry protesters and the families of prisoners gathered outside the Port Said prison where the prisoners sentenced to death were kept. They were accused of attempting to break into the prison.

Source: MENA