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Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's retrial starts | |
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The retrial of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has begun at a court in Cairo. | |
Mr Mubarak faces charges of complicity in the killings of protesters in the January 2011 uprising which overthrew him and of financial corruption. | Mr Mubarak faces charges of complicity in the killings of protesters in the January 2011 uprising which overthrew him and of financial corruption. |
Mr Mubarak was convicted in June 2012 but a retrial was ordered on appeal. | Mr Mubarak was convicted in June 2012 but a retrial was ordered on appeal. |
State TV, which is broadcasting the trial live, said he entered court sitting on a stretcher. | |
The retrial began amid a tense atmosphere and high emotions in court, as the judge urged lawyers to stop shouting, the BBC's Shaimaa Khalil reports. | |
The prosecutor then read out a list of charges against the accused. | |
His first retrial collapsed in April amid chaotic scenes as the presiding judge referred the case to another court. | His first retrial collapsed in April amid chaotic scenes as the presiding judge referred the case to another court. |
Judge Mustafa Hassan Abdullah said he was referring the trial to the Cairo appeals court as he felt "unease" in reviewing the case. | Judge Mustafa Hassan Abdullah said he was referring the trial to the Cairo appeals court as he felt "unease" in reviewing the case. |
Mr Mubarak's former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly and six aides will also be retried on the charges relating to the killing of protesters in 2011. Mr Al-Adly will also be retried for corruption charges. | Mr Mubarak's former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly and six aides will also be retried on the charges relating to the killing of protesters in 2011. Mr Al-Adly will also be retried for corruption charges. |
About 850 people were killed in the 2011 crackdown. | About 850 people were killed in the 2011 crackdown. |
Both men successfully appealed against their convictions at Egypt's Court of Cassation, which cited procedural failings in the original trial. | Both men successfully appealed against their convictions at Egypt's Court of Cassation, which cited procedural failings in the original trial. |
Mr Mubarak's sons, Gamal and Alaa, will be retried on corruption charges for which they were acquitted in June 2012, because of the expiry of a statute of limitations. | Mr Mubarak's sons, Gamal and Alaa, will be retried on corruption charges for which they were acquitted in June 2012, because of the expiry of a statute of limitations. |
The former president was also found not guilty of corruption. | The former president was also found not guilty of corruption. |
Mr Mubarak's first trial, at which he also appeared on a stretcher, lasted 10 months. | Mr Mubarak's first trial, at which he also appeared on a stretcher, lasted 10 months. |
The legal proceedings have been a long and frustrating two years for the legal teams and for the families of those killed in the uprising, our correspondent reports. | |
One woman Umm Moaz, whose son was killed in the uprising, told the AFP agency that she had no trust in the court. | One woman Umm Moaz, whose son was killed in the uprising, told the AFP agency that she had no trust in the court. |
"I have no hope that they will ensure justice for my son or any martyr. My whole life has been turned upside down," she said. | "I have no hope that they will ensure justice for my son or any martyr. My whole life has been turned upside down," she said. |
There has not been as much public interest in the retrial, in contrast with the large crowds outside his court at the time of the first trial, our correspondent adds. | |
Last month Mr Mubarak was transferred from a military hospital to prison after Egypt's public prosecutor deemed his health was no longer in danger. | Last month Mr Mubarak was transferred from a military hospital to prison after Egypt's public prosecutor deemed his health was no longer in danger. |