Egypt to try ex-security chief with Mubarak
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July 26, 2011, Tuesday
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A CAIRO court decided yesterday to combine the trials of ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his former interior minister on charges they ordered the killings of protesters during Egypt's uprising.
The trial for Mubarak, his former security chief Habib el-Adly, and six aides will start on August 3, the court ruled during a chaotic hearing where lawyers and relatives of victims pushed and shouted in the courtroom. At one point, the judge threatened to throw everyone out of the courtroom.
The chief judge, Abdel-Salam Gomaa, also decided to fold the corruption case against Mubarak and his two sons into the same trial. Mubarak's sons, one-time heir apparent Gamal and wealthy businessman Alaa, have been in a Cairo prison since April.
Nearly 850 people were killed during the January 25 to February 11 uprising that ousted Mubarak.
Bringing those responsible for the killings of protesters to justice has become a key demand of activists, who have recently stepped up demonstrations again. They accuse the ruling military council that took power from Mubarak of stalling over the trials.
Several hundred hard-core protesters have camped out at Cairo's central Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the revolution, since July 8 to press their demands for quicker change and justice. The ruling generals have responded with new concessions to the protesters that coincide with the progress toward Mubarak's trial.
Yesterday's hearing was broadcast live by state television, allowing millions of Egyptians to see el-Adly, wearing a blue prison uniform, and his co-defendants in detention for the first time.
If convicted on the charges related to protester deaths, Mubarak, 83, el-Adly and the six aides could face the death penalty.
Mubarak has been under arrest in a hospital at a Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh since April. There has been no official announcement on where Mubarak's trial will be held, but local media reports say a court in Sharm el-Sheikh has been readied for the trial.
Heart problem
Mubarak was admitted to hospital at the time of his arrest with heart problems. His lawyer has made a series of claims about his failing health that have been immediately denied by doctors on Mubarak's team and at his hospital, who say his condition is stable.
Mubarak last year underwent surgery in Germany to remove his gallbladder and part of his pancreas.
El-Adly is already serving a 12-year sentence for corruption. He was in charge of Egypt's 500,000-strong police force, some of whom are blamed for the worst human rights abuses during Mubarak's 29-year rule.
The trial for Mubarak, his former security chief Habib el-Adly, and six aides will start on August 3, the court ruled during a chaotic hearing where lawyers and relatives of victims pushed and shouted in the courtroom. At one point, the judge threatened to throw everyone out of the courtroom.
The chief judge, Abdel-Salam Gomaa, also decided to fold the corruption case against Mubarak and his two sons into the same trial. Mubarak's sons, one-time heir apparent Gamal and wealthy businessman Alaa, have been in a Cairo prison since April.
Nearly 850 people were killed during the January 25 to February 11 uprising that ousted Mubarak.
Bringing those responsible for the killings of protesters to justice has become a key demand of activists, who have recently stepped up demonstrations again. They accuse the ruling military council that took power from Mubarak of stalling over the trials.
Several hundred hard-core protesters have camped out at Cairo's central Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the revolution, since July 8 to press their demands for quicker change and justice. The ruling generals have responded with new concessions to the protesters that coincide with the progress toward Mubarak's trial.
Yesterday's hearing was broadcast live by state television, allowing millions of Egyptians to see el-Adly, wearing a blue prison uniform, and his co-defendants in detention for the first time.
If convicted on the charges related to protester deaths, Mubarak, 83, el-Adly and the six aides could face the death penalty.
Mubarak has been under arrest in a hospital at a Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh since April. There has been no official announcement on where Mubarak's trial will be held, but local media reports say a court in Sharm el-Sheikh has been readied for the trial.
Heart problem
Mubarak was admitted to hospital at the time of his arrest with heart problems. His lawyer has made a series of claims about his failing health that have been immediately denied by doctors on Mubarak's team and at his hospital, who say his condition is stable.
Mubarak last year underwent surgery in Germany to remove his gallbladder and part of his pancreas.
El-Adly is already serving a 12-year sentence for corruption. He was in charge of Egypt's 500,000-strong police force, some of whom are blamed for the worst human rights abuses during Mubarak's 29-year rule.
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