{{Lawyers for deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi have walked out of his trial on charges of espionage and conspiring to commit acts of terror.}}<\/p>\n
The trial has now been adjourned until 23 February.<\/p>\n
The lawyers withdrew in protest at Mr Morsi and other defendants being confined in a soundproofed glass cage.<\/p>\n
The Islamist former leader is facing four separate trials, three of which have now opened.<\/p>\n
Mr Morsi was brought to Cairo’s police academy on Sunday morning by helicopter from the Burj al-Arab prison where he is being held.<\/p>\n
In this trial, he and 35 others are accused of working with Lebanese and Palestinian groups to carry out attacks in Egypt.<\/p>\n
Mr Morsi has been put in the soundproof cage in recent appearances to prevent him shouting and disrupting proceedings.<\/p>\n
The defendants have said they cannot follow proceedings because of the cage, but the judge insisted that headphones installed inside the dock will allow them to listen.<\/p>\n
The cage allows the judge to control when the defendants are heard.<\/p>\n
At one point when he was audible, Mr Morsi said: “What are you so afraid of? Are you afraid because you have no public support?” Reuters reports.<\/p>\n
The court said it would appoint a new defence team.<\/p>\n
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