Egypt’s ex-President Hosni Mubarak Has Denied Charges Of Corruption And Ordering The Killing Of Protesters
The 83 year old former dictator of Egypt is being tried with his sons, who also deny charges against them, ex-Interior Minister Habib al-Adly and six other former officials. These men are charged with ordering the killing of protestors, which is a charge that carries the death penalty. (Photo Credit: Presidenza della Repubblica)
3,000 soldiers and police were called in to maintain order at the police academy for the first day of the trial of Mr Mubarak and his sons, which has now been adjourned until 15 August. But the trial of Mr al-Adly and the six other security officials is due to resume on Thursday.
Mubarak’s defense team claimed that he was seriously ill and there had been speculation they might ask for him to remain in the hospital wing of the police academy while the proceedings took place in the courtroom. Mr Mubarak was wheeled into the cage and it was here that he observed the proceedings with the other defendants, including his two sons Alaa and Gamal.
Judge Ahmed Rifaat opened the session by asking for order in the court, saying: “The civilised Egyptian people require calm… to make sure that the mission of the court is carried out fully so we can please God almighty and our consciences”. Despite the order by the judge, the court session was at times unruly, with lawyers clamouring to be heard by the Rifaat.
Mr Mubarak was flown to Cairo from a hospital in the coastal resort town of Sharm al-Sheikh, where he had been arrested and has also been receiving treatment since April for a heart condition. The former Egyptian leader resigned on 11 February, after 18 days of protests in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, in which some 850 people were reportedly killed.
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