The trial of former interior minister Habib el-Adly and six ministry officials, charged with ordering the killing of protesters earlier this year, was adjourned till September 5, dpa reported.
Chaos erupted inside the court hall as plaintiffs' lawyers made demands of the judge, who ordered four breaks in the session due to the continued interruptions.
Among the demands were a request for surveillance camera footage from January 25 to February 11 at the Egyptian Television and Radio building and the Egyptian Museum, both located in central Cairo near Tahrir square, the scene of large anti-Mubarak demonstrations.
Another lawyer asked for declarations from the country's three mobile operators about who gave orders to block all mobile phone networks on January 28.
The seven defendants are being tried on charges of ordering attacks (including use of live ammunition and batons) by police and security forces on protesters.
El-Adly pleaded not guilty to ordering the attacks in which more than 840 people died during protests against former president Hosny Mubarak's government. More than 6,000 people were injured in the uprising.
If convicted, el-Adly could face the death penalty.
El-Adly, who served as interior minister for more than 20 years under Mubarak, was sentenced in May to 12 years in prison on separate charges of embezzlement.
The 18-day nationwide uprising, which toppled Mubarak after a 30-year reign, began on January 25.
Mubarak and his two sons on the first day of their trial in early August also pleaded not guilty to ordering the killing of protesters.
Their trial resumes in Cairo on Monday.
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