The ousted president of Egypt, Mohamed Morsi, is facing two trials Thursday, over crimes related to espionage and insulting the judiciary, Al Bawaba News reports. The first trial is being considered by Cairo Criminal Court, which resumes Thursday the examination of evidence in the espionage trial of Morsi. Morsi and 10 other defendants, including his top aides, reporters and a flight attendant, face charges of treason and endangering Egypt's National Security by leaking top secret documents and reports concerning the Egyptian army and Intelligence services to Qatar and Qatari TV channel Al Jazeera. On the other hand, Cairo Court for Appeal decided Thursday to postpone the trial of Morsi over insulting the judiciary and offending judges, until May 23. The ousted president, alongside 24 other defendants, is facing charges with insulting judiciary and spreading hatred against it, since he offended a judge during his last speech on June 26, 2013, describing him as "forger judge who is still sitting on the bench." Morsi was ousted in July 2013, following nation-wide protests demanding his removal.
