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Egypt's court to rule in murder retrial of ex-leader Mubarak Egypt's court to rule in murder retrial of ex-leader Mubarak
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An Egyptian court is expected to deliver its verdict in the retrial of ousted President Hosni Mubarak on charges of conspiring in the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising. An Egyptian court has gathered to deliver its verdict in the retrial of ousted President Hosni Mubarak on charges of conspiring to kill protesters during the 2011 uprising.
Last year, an appeals court overturned an initial life sentence given to Mubarak in 2012 on technical grounds. An appeals court last year overturned a life sentence given to Mubarak in 2012 on technical grounds and the 86-year-old denies all the charges against him.
If acquitted, Mubarak will not be released as he is serving a three-year sentence for embezzling public funds. He is currently serving a three-year sentence for embezzling public funds.
The 86-year-old denies all the charges against him. More than 800 people were killed in the weeks before Mubarak was ousted.
In 2012, Mubarak - along with former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly - was sentenced to life in prison in 2012 for complicity in the deaths of demonstrators during the 2011 revolt that eventually forced him to resign. A lawyer for victims, Hoda Nasrallah, said she was worried that renewed empathy for Mubarak could have an impact on the judge's ruling.
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. Amal Shaker, mother of 25-year-old Ahmed who was fatally shot in the back during the 2011 uprising, said she was still waiting for justice.
House arrest "Youth that were like flowers were killed," she told AP news agency. "Four years have passed, where is the trial?"
In August, a court ordered Mubarak's release from prison and transfer to a military hospital in Cairo, where he is being held under house arrest. The court is also due to rule in the retrial of Mubarak's sons Gamal and Alaa on separate corruption charges.
His sons Gamal, the president's one-time heir apparent, and Alaa, a businessman, are also being retried on separate corruption charges. 'Same regime'
Mubarak's Islamist successor Mohamed Morsi lasted only a year in power following elections before being ousted by the military in July 2013. Mubarak was flown by helicopter from the military hospital where he is being held under house arrest, to the Cairo police academy where his trial is taking place.
The move followed four days of mass anti-government protests and Mr Morsi's rejection of an ultimatum from the generals to resolve Egypt's worst political crisis since the 2011 upheaval. Armed police escorted him as he lay on a hospital trolley.
The former army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, was later elected as the country's new president. In 2012, Mubarak - along with former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly - was sentenced to life in prison for complicity in the deaths of demonstrators in 2011.
In a separate development on Friday, at least two demonstrators died in clashes between Islamist protestors and police in the capital Cairo. Those convictions were overturned in January of last year on technical grounds and a retrial was ordered.
Mubarak's elected successor as president, Islamist Mohamed Morsi, lasted only a year in power before being ousted by the military in July 2013 during mass anti-government protests.
Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was subsequently elected in his place and under his rule, TV stations and newspapers have largely dropped criticism of the Mubarak era, correspondents say.
Mahmoud Ibrahim Ali, whose wife was killed during the 2011 uprising, has little faith in the judiciary, believing it simply does the government's bidding.
"The regime is the same," he told AP. "Names have changed but everything is the same.''
At least two demonstrators died in clashes on Friday between Islamist protestors and police in the capital Cairo.
The protests were called by an ultra-conservative Salafi group, which opposed the overthrow of Mr Morsi.The protests were called by an ultra-conservative Salafi group, which opposed the overthrow of Mr Morsi.
The group asked protestors to defend what it called Egypt's "Islamic identity".The group asked protestors to defend what it called Egypt's "Islamic identity".