Cairo - Cairo Criminal Court set next September 24 to issue its final verdict over “Air Defense Stadium” trial.
In this case, 16 defendants stand accused of rioting in the incidents which saw the deaths of 22 football fans of Zamalek SC.
The incidents took place before the match as fans were attempting to enter the Air Defence Stadium، before the Zamalek SC and ENPPI premier league football match.
The deaths occurred as security forces violently dispersed crowding fans at the entrance to the stadium.