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1st June 2011, 15:12
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Hosni Mubarak (2nd-R) is seen here with wife Suzanne (C) and their two sons Gamal (R) and Alaa (2nd-L)
Hosni Mubarak, the former Egyptian president, and his two sons will go on trial starting August 3 in a Cairo criminal court for graft and for their role in killing protesters, Egyptian state news agency has said.
A court official said Mubarak would be tried on charges of corruption and intentionally killing protesters during the 18-day uprising that ended his 30-year rule on February 11, the Middle East News Agency reported on Wednesday.
Judge Ahmed Rifat will preside the trial of Mubarak and his sons, Ala'a and Gamal, at the North Cairo criminal court, a judicial source told the AFP news agency.
Mubarak was fined for more that $90 million for cutting of internet access and mobile phone services during the country's massive protests that began in January.
But reports have said Mubarak's most serious charge is "pre-mediated killing", or having played a part in a crackdown that left more than 800 demonstrators dead.
He could face the death penalty if proven guilty.
Hosni Mubarak has been in custody at a hospital in Sharm el-Sheikh, the Egyptian resort town by the Red Sea coast, since April 13 after reportedly suffering a heart attack during questioning about fraud and ordering the killing of anti-regime protesters.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/06/201161131532286483.html
Its hard to believe that just a few months ago he was planning on passing power to his son in august
Hosni Mubarak (2nd-R) is seen here with wife Suzanne (C) and their two sons Gamal (R) and Alaa (2nd-L)
Hosni Mubarak, the former Egyptian president, and his two sons will go on trial starting August 3 in a Cairo criminal court for graft and for their role in killing protesters, Egyptian state news agency has said.
A court official said Mubarak would be tried on charges of corruption and intentionally killing protesters during the 18-day uprising that ended his 30-year rule on February 11, the Middle East News Agency reported on Wednesday.
Judge Ahmed Rifat will preside the trial of Mubarak and his sons, Ala'a and Gamal, at the North Cairo criminal court, a judicial source told the AFP news agency.
Mubarak was fined for more that $90 million for cutting of internet access and mobile phone services during the country's massive protests that began in January.
But reports have said Mubarak's most serious charge is "pre-mediated killing", or having played a part in a crackdown that left more than 800 demonstrators dead.
He could face the death penalty if proven guilty.
Hosni Mubarak has been in custody at a hospital in Sharm el-Sheikh, the Egyptian resort town by the Red Sea coast, since April 13 after reportedly suffering a heart attack during questioning about fraud and ordering the killing of anti-regime protesters.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/06/201161131532286483.html
Its hard to believe that just a few months ago he was planning on passing power to his son in august