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Court Orders Retrial Of Mubarak

An Egyptian court has ordered a retrial for former president Hosni Mubarak after accepting an appeal against his life sentence over the deaths of protesters. … Continue reading Court Orders Retrial Of Mubarak


An Egyptian court has ordered a retrial for former president Hosni Mubarak after accepting an appeal against his life sentence over the deaths of protesters.

The ex-leader, who remains in custody, will also be retried on corruption charges for which he was acquitted.

Former interior minister Habib al-Adly will also be retried on the same charges.

Mubarak’s sons Gamal and Alaa, as well as fugitive businessman Hussein Salem also had their acquittals on corruption charges overturned and will equally be retried.

No particular reason was given for this development, but legal experts mentioned that procedural issues with the original trials were a factor.

A retrial cannot result in a harsher penalty, but could re-impose a maximum life sentence or lead to a discharge. No date for the retrial has been set.

The retrial would also sharpen the focus on the nation’s beleaguered court system, which was weakened by a Morsi power grab in November and has been criticized by Mubarak’s supporters and opponents over questions of fairness.

Reopening the legal drama fans the suspicions of many Egyptians that a “deep state” of Mubarak loyalists still controls the judiciary and security agencies.