After a mostly procedural session on Monday, presiding judge Ahmed Rifaat declared that "in the public interest", television cameras will be barred from future sittings of the court.

周一的开庭主要是程序性的，之后，主审法官Ahmed Rifaat宣布，“为了公众利益”，之后的审判过程将不再允许电视直播。

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Rifaat insisted that the Assad family was still "pretty much accepted by the Syrian people".

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Mr. Rifaat ruled that the accusations, which date to more than 10 years ago, had exceeded Egypt's statute of limitations.

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In his lengthy statement before announcing the verdict, Mr. Rifaat seemed to set the stage for a long process of appeals.

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