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| Hosni Mubarak allies cleared of corruption charges | |
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| An Egyptian court has acquitted the two sons of former President Hosni Mubarak, and his last prime minister, Ahmed Shafiq, of charges of embezzlement. | An Egyptian court has acquitted the two sons of former President Hosni Mubarak, and his last prime minister, Ahmed Shafiq, of charges of embezzlement. |
| Mr Shafiq, who has been living in the United Arab Emirates since losing the presidential election to Mohammed Morsi in 2012, was tried in absentia. | Mr Shafiq, who has been living in the United Arab Emirates since losing the presidential election to Mohammed Morsi in 2012, was tried in absentia. |
| Gamal and Alaa Mubarak have been involved in a series of trials since their father's fall from power. | |
| All three men are still facing other corruption charges. | |
| Ten other defendants were also cleared in Thursday's verdicts in Cairo. | Ten other defendants were also cleared in Thursday's verdicts in Cairo. |
| Pilots' land | |
| The case examined whether Mr Shafiq had enabled the Mubarak sons - both of whom were prominent businessmen - to buy land belonging to the Egyptian pilots' association at a cheaper price than the market rate. | The case examined whether Mr Shafiq had enabled the Mubarak sons - both of whom were prominent businessmen - to buy land belonging to the Egyptian pilots' association at a cheaper price than the market rate. |
| Egypt's Al Ahram reports that the verdict in the second corruption case against the former prime minister will be announced later on Thursday. | |
| Hosni Mubarak is being held under house arrest following his release from detention in August. | |
| His retrial on charges of complicity in the killing of demonstrators in 2011 is under way, after his conviction in June 2012 was overturned on appeal in January 2013. | |
| The former president is also charged in a further three corruption cases. |