The Cairo Criminal Court has postponed issuing its verdict for 67 defendants in the assassination of former prosecutor-general Hisham Barakat, state-media reported. The court was scheduled to issue a ruling on Saturday but postponed its decision to June 17th. According to state-owned news website Al-Ahram in April 2017, the defendants planned the assassination of Barakat with the help of an intelligence officer from Hamas. Other accusations included the possession of weapons and explosive materials and receiving military training by the Ezz El-Din Al-Qassam Brigades. In early 2016, Al-Ahram published High State Security Prosecution statements upholding the above-mentioneed scenario reportedly based on confessions of suspects.

Source: Daily News Egypt June 10, 2017 14:37 UTC