Trial for Egypt's ex-president begins, quickly ends

Updated November 4, 2013 at 9:03 a.m.

A supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi stands next to a poster of Mursi during a protest outside the police academy, where Mursi's trial took place, on the outskirts of Cairo

Riot policemen stand guard outside the police academy, where ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi's trial took place, on the outskirts of Cairo

Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi chase after journalists in an attempt to get them to leave the area outside the police academy on the outskirts of Cairo

Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi push at a journalist outside the police academy, where Mursi's trial took place, on the outskirts of Cairo

Police and security forces detain supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi outside the police academy, where Mursi's trial took place, on the outskirts of Cairo

Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi pray outside the police academy, where Mursi's trial took place, on the outskirts of Cairo

A supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi shouts slogans outside the police academy, where Mursi's trial took place, on the outskirts of Cairo

A couple, who are supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, take part in a protest outside the police academy, where Mursi's trial took place, on the outskirts of Cairo

Supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mursi hold his poster and a "Rabaa" sign outside the Egyptian High Court in Cairo

Supporter of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi cries while holding his poster and a "Rabaa" poster outside the Egyptian High Court in Cairo

Supporters of the military hold a banner of Army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi outside the Egyptian High Court in Cairo

A still from video released by Al Watan newspaper shows what it says is ousted ex-Egyptian leader Mursi speaking to unidentified individuals whilst in prison

Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mursi shout slogans against the military and Interior Ministry, during a protest in front of riot policemen outside Egyptian High Court in Cairo

A supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi prays outside the police academy, where Mursi's trial took place, on the outskirts of Cairo

Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi shout slogans against the military and interior ministry during a protest outside the police academy, where Mursi's trial took place, on the outskirts of Cairo

A supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi shouts slogans against the military and interior ministry outside the police academy, where Mursi's trial took place, on the outskirts of Cairo

A supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi shouts slogans in front of a barbed wire barricade outside the police academy, where Mursi's trial took place, on the outskirts of Cairo

A lawyer of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi gestures with four fingers as he arrives at the police academy, before the start of Mursi's trial, on the outskirts of Cairo

Egyptians watch TV showing the trial of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi, in Cairo

A supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi stands next to a poster of Mursi during a protest outside the police academy, where Mursi's trial took place, on the outskirts of Cairo

A supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi stands next to a poster of Mursi during a protest outside the police academy, where Mursi's trial took place, on the outskirts of Cairo, November 4, 2013. Mursi struck a defiant tone on the first day of his trial on Monday, chanting 'Down with military rule', and calling himself the country's only 'legitimate' president. Mursi, an Islamist who was toppled by the army in July after mass protests against him, appeared angry and interrupted the session repeatedly, prompting a judge to adjourn the case. The words on the poster read, "Mursi is our president." REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

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The trial of Mohammed Morsi, the former president of Egypt whose was ousted in July, came to an end almost as soon as it began on November 4. In his brief appearance, Morsi chanted 'down with military rule' and affirmed that he was the only legitimate Egyptian president. His trial has been ajourned until January 8.