Summary The country is on high alert ahead of the trial, with 20,000 policemen deployed.
CAIRO (AFP) - Egypt's deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi arrived Monday at a Cairo courthouse to face trial for inciting the death of protesters during his single year of turbulent rule, police said.
Morsi was flown in by helicopter to the police academy in east Cairo where the trial is being convened, and 14 defendants he is being tried with were also present, said Cairo security chief Osama al-Soghayar.
"His helicopter landed... The others were driven to the court during curfew hours" put in place since bloody unrest in August, another security official said.
Morsi, who the army has held at a secret location since toppling him on July 3, is accused along with the other defendants of inciting the murder of protesters outside the presidential palace in December 2012.
The charges against Morsi could lead to the death penalty or life in prison.
The country is on high alert ahead of the trial, with 20,000 policemen deployed and authorities saying they are ready to deal with any outbreak of violence.
Police cordoned off a wide perimeter around the court, as supporters of the deposed leader vowed to march there and stage anti-military protests.
