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| Hosni Mubarak: Verdict delayed in protester killing retrial | |
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| An Egyptian court has postponed a verdict in the retrial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on charges of corruption and killing protesters during the 2011 uprising. | |
| Mubarak, 86, was in court alongside his sons and a former minister. The verdict has now been set for 29 November. | |
| He was found guilty and sentenced to life in 2012, but the conviction was overturned on technical grounds. | He was found guilty and sentenced to life in 2012, but the conviction was overturned on technical grounds. |
| Mubarak ruled Egypt for almost 30 years before being ousted in the uprising. | Mubarak ruled Egypt for almost 30 years before being ousted in the uprising. |
| He stood down after weeks of unrest ended in the deaths of hundreds of protesters across the country. | He stood down after weeks of unrest ended in the deaths of hundreds of protesters across the country. |
| The current retrial began in April 2013, and has been adjourned several times since. | The current retrial began in April 2013, and has been adjourned several times since. |
| Changing evidence | Changing evidence |
| In August, Mubarak was allowed to give a court-room speech broadcast on Egyptian television. | In August, Mubarak was allowed to give a court-room speech broadcast on Egyptian television. |
| In the speech, he defended his human rights record and said he did his best to fulfil his duties as president. | In the speech, he defended his human rights record and said he did his best to fulfil his duties as president. |
| "I spent my whole life defending Egypt and its sons. I say before God, you and the people that I have spent my life fighting the enemies of the country," he said. | "I spent my whole life defending Egypt and its sons. I say before God, you and the people that I have spent my life fighting the enemies of the country," he said. |
| Commentators say that Mubarak could be acquitted, after several witnesses changed their evidence in his favour. | Commentators say that Mubarak could be acquitted, after several witnesses changed their evidence in his favour. |
| He is already serving a three-year prison sentence for embezzlement of public funds. | |
| In August, a court ordered Mubarak's release from prison and transfer to a military hospital in Cairo, where he is being held. | In August, a court ordered Mubarak's release from prison and transfer to a military hospital in Cairo, where he is being held. |
| He was found guilty in 2012 of the charge relating to killing protesters along with former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly, and sentenced to life in prison. | He was found guilty in 2012 of the charge relating to killing protesters along with former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly, and sentenced to life in prison. |
| But in January 2013 the Court of Cassation upheld an appeal by the two men against their convictions on technical grounds and ordered a retrial. | But in January 2013 the Court of Cassation upheld an appeal by the two men against their convictions on technical grounds and ordered a retrial. |
| His sons Alaa and Gamal are currently serving four-year prison terms for embezzlement of state funds. | His sons Alaa and Gamal are currently serving four-year prison terms for embezzlement of state funds. |
| Together with their father they were also fined $3m (£1.8m) and ordered to repay the $17.6m they were accused of stealing. | Together with their father they were also fined $3m (£1.8m) and ordered to repay the $17.6m they were accused of stealing. |