CAIRO: Egypt’s military prosecution has referred ousted President Muhammad Mursi and more than 190 others to a military tribunal, known for swift and harsh verdicts.

Prosecutors charged Mursi and 198 members of the Muslim Brotherhood, including top leader Mohammed Badie, of inciting violence.

The official says that the new case against Mursi opens on Feb. 23 and is linked to the violence that swept the country after the deadly police disbursement of two large protest camps by pro-Mursi supporters that left hundreds dead in 2013. The crackdown sparked a wave of violence across the country.

The new charge against Mursi of incitement to murder stems from protests that broke out in Suez on Aug. 14, the day police broke up pro-Mursi protest camps in the capital and killed hundreds of his supporters in clashes.

Mursi himself was detained at an undisclosed location by the military at the time, but the prosecution alleges he incited the protests that left 31 people dead over two days.