DAMIETTA, Egypt, March 12 (UPI) -- An Egyptian criminal court postponed until May the trial of two security officers accused of killing protesters during last year's "Friday of Anger."
The security personnel were accused of killing or trying to kill at least 68 protesters on Jan. 28, 2011.
Plaintiffs' attorneys requested a re-examination of the evidence and demanded the forensic medicine office in Cairo examine those injured and submit reports on their conditions, al-Masry al-Youm reported Sunday.
The defense countered that an unnamed "third party" was responsible for the killings and requested the names of Palestinians who entered Egypt during the revolution.
The trial in criminal court in the port city of Damietta was rescheduled for May 16.
More than 800 people were killed during protests last year that led to the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak. Mubarak, former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly and six of Adly's deputies are awaiting a final ruling on charges of killing protesters, expected to be issued in June.
