he joins us live from cambra. >> this has been a frustrating time with the trial now being adjourned ten times. why do you think the egyptians keep postponing the verdict? >> well, we can only speculate as to the reasons for this. but i suspect that in part it's because the judiciary itself is unsure about the quality of the case it raised. but having embarked upon it, particularly in the climate that surrounded these events, the likelihood was pretty limited to acquit them. and then in more recent times there have been practical reasons, the ill-health of some members of the panel. and secretary of state kerry was going to be in cairo. that would have been thought of by the egyptians as somewhat inopportune, whether they acquitted, in which case they are accused of coming under american pressure or found the defendants guilty in which case they would be accused of being insensitive to washington. so there was some relief with which they seized on the opportunity to adjourn and give the verdict later. >> that point of pressure that you make is very important. if the trial is adjourne