Egypt has blasted the U.N. chief for calling for a fair trial for two prominent rights activists accused of illegally receiving foreign funds for their NGOs. Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid says in a statement Wednesday that comments by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon are an attempt to intimidate Egypt's judiciary and meddle in its affairs. A spokesman for Ban said in a statement Tuesday that he was "following closely" the government's legal case against NGOs over the foreign funds issue."