More Egyptian Justice: A court in Egypt has dropped the case against former President Hosni Mubarak of conspiring to kill protesters during the 2011 uprising against him.The courtroom erupted in cheers when the judge concluded Mubaraks retrial by dismissing the charges which relate to the deaths of hundreds of people. He was also cleared of a corruption charge involving gas exports to Israel. Mubarak, 86, is serving a separate three-year sentence for embezzlement of public funds. The court, which met at a Cairo police academy, also cleared Mubaraks former Interior Minister, Habib al-Adly, and six other security officials of wrongdoing over the deaths in 2011. Mubarak and his former interior minister were convicted of conspiracy to kill and sentenced to life in prison in June 2012 but a retrial was ordered last year. bbc/news/world-middle-east-30258537
Posted on: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 10:28:21 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015