AhlulBayt News Agency

source : Almanar
Monday

15 August 2011

7:30:00 PM
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Hosni Mubarak Returns to Court

Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak returns to court on Monday, Aug 15, to face charges of corruption and intentionally killing protesters in the uprising that toppled his rule last February.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - If convicted of these charges, Mubarak, 83, would face death penalty. Along with the toppled president, his sons, Alaa and Gamal who have been accused of corruption, would also be tried.

Monday's session of Mubarak's trial would likely to be dominated by legal arguments. Defense lawyers say that any testimony by Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi on Mubarak's role in trying to suppress the 18-day uprising, in which more than 800 people were killed, could decide the fate of the 83-year-old.

Tantawi, who was defense minister for two decades under Mubarak, heads the military council that took power when Mubarak left power on February 11. Lawyers for the families of the demonstrators who were killed in the uprising have already asked for greater access to Mubarak's communication records.

The families want to know what orders he gave to his officials as police tried to stop the protests using brutal means, our correspondent says. Mubarak has been reported to be in a poor state of health, and doctors have been constantly monitoring his medical condition at a military hospital near the capital.
 
Mubarak made his first court appearance on August 3 in a case which was at times unruly, with lawyers jostling and clamoring to be heard by the judge. During the court session, some 3,000 soldiers and police were drafted in to maintain order.

The charges against the Mubaraks were read out in the previous session, and Hosni Mubarak and his sons each denied them. "Yes, I am here," the former president said, raising his hand slightly when the judge asked him to identify himself and enter a plea. "I deny all these accusations completely."

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