穆爾西咆哮公堂以合法總統自居

Ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi has rejected the trial against him that began Monday, insisting that he is the country's "legitimate president."

In his first public appearance since the military pushed him from power in July, Mr. Morsi was defiant. The start of the trial was delayed because he refused to dress in the traditional white jumpsuit worn by defendants.

A judge then adjourned the trial minutes after it began because of protest chants by Mr. Morsi and his co-defendants. It was expected to resume later Monday.

The trial is being held at the same Cairo police academy where another ousted leader, Hosni Mubarak, has faced prosecution.

Security was heavy outside the venue, where a crowd of Mr. Morsi's supporters gathered to protest what they say in an illegitimate trial.被推翻的埃及總統穆爾西拒絕接受對他的審判，他堅持稱自己是埃及的“合法總統”。對穆爾西的審判在星期一開始。

穆爾西在7月被軍隊推翻後首次公開露面。他拒不從命。穆爾西不肯穿上被告一向要穿的白色囚服，審判開始的時間因此被推遲。

審判開始幾分鐘後，穆爾西及其同案被告又大聲抗議，法官隨後宣佈暫時休庭。預計審判將在同天晚些時候恢復。

審判地點在開羅警官學院，另一位被推翻的埃及領導人穆巴拉克也在這裏受過審。

審判地點外戒備森嚴，穆爾西的支持者聚集在外，抗議他們所說的非法審判。