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| Hosni Mubarak: Egypt prosecutors seek death penalty | Hosni Mubarak: Egypt prosecutors seek death penalty |
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| Prosecutors in the trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak have demanded he be given the death penalty. | Prosecutors in the trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak have demanded he be given the death penalty. |
| Mr Mubarak is on trial in Cairo, accused of ordering the killing of protesters during unrest which led to his overthrow in February. | Mr Mubarak is on trial in Cairo, accused of ordering the killing of protesters during unrest which led to his overthrow in February. |
| "The law foresees the death penalty for premeditated murder," prosecutor Mustafa Khater said, AFP reports. | |
| The demand also applies for former interior minister Habib el-Adly and six other former security chiefs. | |
| Mr Mubarak's two sons, one-time heir apparent Gamal and Alaa, face corruption charges in the same trial. | Mr Mubarak's two sons, one-time heir apparent Gamal and Alaa, face corruption charges in the same trial. |
| "How could the president of the republic not be aware of the demonstrations that broke out on January 25th?", Mustafa Suleiman asked, according to AFP. | |
| Mr Suleiman went on to argue that the then interior minister Habib el-Adly, who is also on trial, could "not have given the order to fire on demonstrators without having been instructed to do so by Mubarak." | Mr Suleiman went on to argue that the then interior minister Habib el-Adly, who is also on trial, could "not have given the order to fire on demonstrators without having been instructed to do so by Mubarak." |
| Given the severity of the charges, seeking the death penalty was always a possibility, but many Egyptians will be shocked to hear the demand put so bluntly for the first time in the trial, the BBC's Jon Leyne in Cairo reports. | |
| However, whether Mr Mubarak will be executed or even convicted is another question entirely - the prosecution has complained of a lack of co-operation from the interior ministry in producing evidence, he adds. | |
| The trial has now been adjourned to 9 January. |