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Civilian court cannot charge Mubarak

Cairo – Civilian courts have no authority to hear corruption charges against ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak because he reverted to his former military rank when he quit, his defence lawyer Farid al-Deeb said on Thursday. Deeb cited a law … read more »

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Egypt: Hosni Mubarak a ‘man with clean hands’

Mr Mubarak’s accusers had no evidence he ordered troops to open fire on protesters during the demonstrations against his rule early last year, the lawyer, Farid el-Deeb, said. With Mr Mubarak, 83, strapped to a hospital bed in court listening, … read more »

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Judge sets mid-Feb end date for Mubarak trial

A Cairo judge on Tuesday gave the prosecution and defence until February 16 to make their cases in the trial of ousted President Hosni Mubarak, accused of killing protesters during the uprising that swept him from power last year. Mubarak, … read more »

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Mubarak trial ‘more politics than justice’

Cairo – The murder trial in Egypt of ousted leader Hosni Mubarak is politically charged but legally weak, lawyers say, predicting a verdict before the anniversary of the uprising that overthrew him in order to placate the public. The historic … read more »

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Mubarak wheeled into court as trial resumes

Cairo – Egypt’s fallen dictator Hosni Mubarak was wheeled into court on a stretcher as his trial for the deaths of protesters resumed on Monday, live footage broadcast by state television showed. Mubarak, 83, is being treated in a military … read more »

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Mubarak trial resumes in Egypt

Cairo – The murder trial of Egyptian ex-president Hosni Mubarak resumes on Wednesday after a three-month hiatus that saw the ousted strongman’s fate eclipsed by deadly clashes and an Islamist election victory. An ailing Mubarak, 83, risks the death sentence … read more »

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Egypt ex-tourism minister receives second jail term

Egypt’s former Tourism Minister Zoheir Garranah was given a three year jail sentence on Sunday for unlawfully issuing company licenses, the latest jail term for ex-officials who served under ousted President Hosni Mubarak. Garranah is already serving a separate five-year … read more »

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Police witness charged in Mubarak trial

Cairo – A police chief in court as a witness in former president Hosni Mubarak’s trial was charged with giving “false testimony” on Wednesday, following charges in the Egyptian media of a cover-up. Prosecutor Mostafa Suleiman said police commander Mohammed … read more »

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Dozens of Egypt cops hurt in football clash

Cairo – Egyptian football fans clashed with police in a Cairo stadium late on Tuesday, injuring nearly 80 people, after they chanted slogans against ousted president Hosni Mubarak and torched dozens of cars. The trouble started when supporters of the … read more »

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Egypt to end military trials of civilians

Cairo – Egypt’s army will stop trying civilians in military courts when it scraps the country’s decades-old emergency law, a top general said on Monday, as activists tried to build momentum for a mass protest against military trials this weekend. … read more »

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Mubarak Trial Should Serve as a Lesson to Africa’s Strong Men, Says Analyst.

The long-awaited trial of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak opened in Cairo this week. He was ousted by a popular uprising early this year. In Africa, many see Mubarak’s trial as a watershed moment in the history of holding dictators … read more »

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Egypt’s Mubarak Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ in Historic Trial

Egypt’s deposed president, Hosni Mubarak, wheeled into a Cairo courtroom in a hospital bed, has pleaded not guilty to charges that he ordered the killing of some 850 revolutionary protesters who drove him from power in an 18-day February uprising. … read more »

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Egypt’s Mubarak to face trial set to rattle Arab rulers

Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak flew to Cairo on Wednesday where he will be tried for conspiring to kill protesters, the first Arab ruler to appear in court since uprisings swept the region. Speculation swirled in the hours before the trial about … read more »

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Plane carrying Mubarak lands in Cairo

Cairo – Former President Hosni Mubarak was flown to Cairo on Wednesday from the Red Sea resort where he has lived since his ouster six months ago for the start of his historic trial on charges of corruption and ordering … read more »

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Judge promises speedy trial for Mubarak

Cairo – Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak will receive a speedy trial with all hearings broadcast live on state television, the judge who will try the ousted leader pledged on Sunday. The trial is scheduled to begin on Wednesday in the country’s … read more »

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Egypt lays plans for Mubarak trial venue

Cairo – Hosni Mubarak’s trial will be set in a huge Cairo convention centre with hundreds of seats for an audience, heavy security and a metal defendants’ cage large enough to hold the man who ruled Egypt unchallenged for three … read more »

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Egypt court sentences former trade minister to 5 years jail

An Egyptian court convicted former Trade Minister Rachid Mohamed Rachid in absentia on Saturday and sentenced him to 5 years in prison for profiteering and squandering public funds, state news agency MENA said. The court also ordered him to pay … read more »

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Egypt ex-finance minister gets 30 years in absentia

Former Egyptian finance minister Yussef Boutros Ghali was on Saturday sentenced to 30 years in prison in absentia on corruption charges, an AFP correspondent said. Judge Magdi Ghoneim of the Cairo criminal court sentenced Ghali to 15 years for squandering … read more »

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Egypt ex-minister gets 5 years for fraud

A Cairo criminal court on Thursday sentenced Egypt’s former housing minister Ahmed al-Maghrabi to five years in prison on corruption charges, a judicial source told AFP. Judge Assem Abdul Hamid Nasr found Maghrabi guilty of the illegal acquisition of public … read more »

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Egypt’s ex-interior minister jailed for 12 years

Egypt’s former interior minister, hated for the brutality of his police by the protesters who ousted President Hosni Mubarak, was jailed for 12 years on Thursday for money laundering and profiteering, a judicial source said. Habib al-Adli is one of … read more »

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Egypt’s ex-premier charged with corruption

CAIRO – Egypt’s ex-prime minister and two other former Cabinet members were charged with corruption Sunday in the latest step in a campaign to bring officials of Hosni Mubarak’s toppled regime to justice for years of corruption, rights abuses and … read more »

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Mubarak ‘may face death’ if proven guilty

Egypt’s ex-president Hosni Mubarak, detained pending a probe into corruption and state violence, may be jailed or hanged if found guilty of ordering the killing of demonstrators, state media said on Friday. The state-owned newspaper Al-Ahram quoted the head of … read more »

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Four Egyptian officials detained

Cairo – Egypt’s public prosecutor on Friday ordered the detention of four senior interior ministry officials for allegedly allowing the shooting of protesters during rallies that toppled strongman Hosni Mubarak. Abdel Magid Mahmud formally charged the heads of Cairo security, … read more »

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Egypt army urges halt to strikes

Cairo – Egypt’s military government on Monday urged an end to widespread strikes following the popular uprising that overthrew Hosni Mubarak, as the United States pressed for an end to 30-year-old emergency laws. The orders came after the elderly generals … read more »

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