Morsi jailbreak trial resumes in Cairo

During Wednesday's trial session, the 25 defendants who appeared in court – including Morsi – raised the four-fingered Rabaa salute, which commemorates hundreds of Morsi supporters killed last summer in the wake of his ouster by the army. The trial session is expected to see members of a technical committee – tasked with coordinating evidence for the prosecution – taking their oaths before the presiding judges.

The trial resumed earlier this month after another court turned down a request by defense lawyer Mohamed Abu-Leila for the appointment of new judges. Morsi and 130 co-defendants are accused of involvement in a mass jailbreak during Egypt's 2011 uprising that led to the ouster of autocratic president Hosni Mubarak.

Abu-Leila requested the judges' recusal after the presiding judge refused to remove soundproof glass cages in which defendants were being held.

During previous court appearances, Morsi – who won 2012 presidential polls only to be ousted by the army last summer on the back of protests – has insisted that he still represents Egypt's "legitimate" president. Like all his co-defendants, Morsi insists that the charges against him are politically driven.