The trial of suspects from the military involved in the virginity tests and the October 9 Maspero incidents before a court martial is underway, according to Maj. General 'Ādil al-Mursī, the president of the military judiciary organization. "After all investigations completed and eyewitnesses were questioned, the case known in the media as 'virginity tests' was referred to the Supreme Military Court," Maj. General Mursī. He said that there are military persons as well as civilians who await trial, adding the civilians were referred to the public prosecution. He dismissed some media reports that legal measures have not been taken against persons involved in mowing the protesters under military vehicles in Maspero incidents. ['Alī Shām, Al-Ahrām, Dec. 21, p. 3]
[Reviewer's Note: A report of the same content was published by al-Akhbār of December 21, 2011, p. 6]
Meanwhile, the death toll in acts of violence in the surroundings of the cabinet and the People's Assembly rose to 14, including three unidentified persons. Dr. Muhammad 'Abd al-Fattāh, the deputy assistant of the chief coroner, said that most of the deaths were caused by live bullets, with only one person killed after receiving a cartridge and another who died of bruises and fractures all over his body and head. [Al-Akhbār, December 21, 2011, p. 6] Read the original text in Arabic
