An Egyptian-Canadian man accused of espionage returned to court in Egypt on Monday, but his expected verdict was delayed as new documents were introduced.
Mohammed el-Attar, 30, is accused of spying for Israel and harming Egyptian national interests.
He has said Egyptian authorities forced him to confess using torture by electrocution.
"I am innocent. I haven't done anything wrong at all. And I've never ever cheated on Canada," el-Attar told reporters, who were briefly allowed to approach him at the cage before the proceedings began.
A verdict could come as early as Wednesday when the court reconvenes
If convicted, el-Attar could face 25 years in prison with hard labour.
"It's unknown whether these documents are going to work in Mohammed's favour," CTV's Janis Mackey Frayer reported Monday from Cairo, "but they're (the defence) certainly striking a more optimistic note today."
Egyptian authorities say el-Attar has admitted to collecting information on Egyptians and Arabs living in Turkey and Canada, which he then gave to Israel for money.
Police are still searching for three Israeli men charged alongside el-Attar. They are accused of being intelligence officers for Israel who gave el-Attar orders to use money and sex to recruit Christian Egyptian-Canadians.
They will be tried in absentia in Egypt's State Security Emergency Court.
El-Attar told his lawyer in February he had been tortured, and a judge was asked to drop all charges. He also told reporters that his confession was given under extreme duress and "were all fabricated lies."
He said an officer had forced him to sign a statement after electrocuting him and forcing him to drink his own urine.
El-Attar told reporters today the treatment he's receiving by Egyptian police is "very good" compared with what he was subjected to under Egyptian intelligence.
"It's totally different," he said, before going on to allege that it was one intelligence officer in particular who tortured him into making the false confession. El-Attar alleged that the officer did it in order to advance himself to a higher rank.
On whether he expected a fair trial, he replied, "As an Egyptian I am expecting justice."
"I pray for that and I understand that Egyptian justice is... wonderful."
El-Attar also said he asked for a lawyer from the beginning, but was told he was being held under Egypt's "emergency laws" that give police sweeping powers. El-Attar said he was lead to believe he had no rights.
In an exclusive interview with Â鶹´«Ã½ on Sunday, el-Attar's uncle said he was the one who told Canadian embassy officials about Mohammed's case. That was 35 days after he was arrested. Mohammed's family has been trying to keep a low-profile because the case has generated so much attention in Egypt and a charge of spying carries a heavy stigma.
Canadian consular officials attended the proceedings Monday and have been monitoring the situation.
El-Attar is "hoping that the Canadian government would do more to intervene," said Frayer.
Egyptian newspapers published e-Attar's confessions last month. Reports also claimed he served time for bank fraud, then fled to Turkey after his release and converted to Christianity, before travelling to Canada.
Meanwhile, Israel has firmly denied using el-Attar as a spy. Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev told The Associated Press that officials only knew about the case from the media.
With a report from CTV's Middle East bureau chief Janis Mackey Frayer and files from the Associated Press
