Egyptian Brotherhood's top leader referred to criminal court over violence

Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's general guide Mohamed Badie, along with some prominent figures in the group, were referred to criminal court on Tuesday, state-run Ahram-online website reported.

The defendants were accused of militant assembling, blocking the public roads, murdering, targeting policemen, assaulting government institutions, practice of terrorist acts and weapons possession.

The case dates back to Aug. 14, 2013, when the security forces cleared one of the main pro-ousted president Mohamed Morsi protests.

Nearly 1,000 of Morsi's supporters have been killed during the dispersal operation.

The prosecution in a statement said, the accused persons have organized sit-in that terrorized the citizens and hindered the ordinary daily life in the capital.

Since the ouster of Morsi by the army in 2013 in response to mass protests against his rule, hundreds of his Brotherhood loyalists have been facing trials over violence and murder.

Morsi, along with Badie on June 18, were sentenced to death over a mass jailbreak during the country's 2011 political turmoil. Still they face other trials over spying and insulting judiciary.