Egypt's Mubarak to face criminal court

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Egypt's judicial source says former dictator Hosni Mubarak and his sons will face criminal charges in connection with ordering the shooting of anti-government protesters.


Egypt's public prosecutor said in a statement on Tuesday that Mubarak and his sons Gamal and Alaa will face criminal court on charges of killing protesters, abuse of power and wasting public funds.

The developments come three months after a historic revolution ousted former Mubarak and his associates from power.

The 82-year-old Mubarak, currently in police custody in an Egyptian hospital, is reportedly suffering from repeated heart attacks which occurred during interrogation.

Mubarak's sons were also taken into custody over accusations of corruption and abuse of authority.

During his trial, Mubarak's former interior minister, Habib al-Adly has testified that the former president had ordered him to use violence against protesters.

At least 846 people were killed during the uprising in the country which led to the eventual fall of Mubarak in February.

Judicial sources say Mubarak could face the death penalty if found guilty of killing anti-regime protesters during the revolution.

Egyptian protesters have also demanded the prosecution of officials belonging to the former regime --mainly the ousted president Mubarak and his family.

They have promised to continue their mass demonstrations until their demands for social reforms are met and former regime figures are tried. The protesters also want the army to hand over power to a civilian government as part of the promised reforms.

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http://www.presstv.ir/detail/181516.html

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Hosni Mubarak charged with murder

guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 24 May 2011

Former president's sons Alaa and Gamal are also referred to criminal court days before more planned protests in Egypt.

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Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has been charged with murder.

Egypt referred Hosni Mubarak to court on Tuesday over the killing of protesters and other charges, defying speculation that Egypt's new military rulers would spare the former president public humiliation.

Mubarak was ousted from power on 11 February after mass demonstrations demanded an end to his 30-year rule. He was then detained by prosecutors investigating corruption during his rule and a crackdown on the protesters.

His two sons, Alaa and Gamal, – the latter of whom many had believed was being groomed by his father to replace him, – were also referred to the criminal court on a range of charges, the public prosecutor said in a statement.

The decision was announced before another demonstration planned for Friday in Cairo's Tahrir Square, the heart of the uprising. Activists have called for a big turnout to demand faster reforms and a public trial for Mubarak and others.

"Every time the youth threaten to go to Tahrir Square again with a huge number of protesters, I think they make some concessions," said Hassan Nafaa, a political scientist and longtime critic of Mubarak.

The crimes listed by the prosecutor included "intentional murder, attempted killing of some demonstrators ... misuse of influence and deliberately wasting public funds and unlawfully making private financial gains and profits".

The prosecutor charged the former intelligence chief Hussein Kamal al-Din Ibrahim Salem, who has fled, with the same crimes.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/24/hosni-mubarak-charged-with-murder