The Supreme State Security Court has decided to issue its ruling on the Naj‘ Hammādī slaughter at its January 16 session. The accused will remain in custody until then.

The defense team of those charged said that Bishop Kyrillos of the Naj‘ Hammādī area knows the identity of the "real killer."

The defense also demanded that the public attorney be summoned to hear his testimony regarding his request for information from Bishop Kyrillos on the matter.

[Similar reports appeared in Al-Akhbār, p.24, Al-Jumhūrīyah, p. 24, Al-Ahrām, p.22, and Al-Shurūq al-Jadīd, p.1, and Al-Shurūq, p.11]