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Egyptian court postpones Mubarak murder verdict
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AN Egyptian court yesterday postponed its verdict in the murder retrial of former president Hosni Mubarak to November, in the latest twist in the legal battle surrounding the ousted autocrat.
Mubarak is accused alongside seven of his former police commanders of involvement in the killing of hundreds of demonstrators during the 2011 uprising that ended his three-decade rule.
An appeals court overturned his initial life sentence on a technicality.
The 86-year-old, brought by helicopter from hospital, was wheeled on an upright stretcher into the caged dock, dressed in the blue garb of a convicted felon and wearing his trademark shades.
Chief judge Mahmud Kamel al-Rashid said there had been thousands of case files to study, pausing to show the court footage of the reams of documents.
He said he had not found the time to finish writing the reasoning for the verdict.
“Therefore, the court has decided to postpone its ruling to November 29,” he said.
Rashid said he had the discretion to delay the verdict, although Egyptian courts often pronounce rulings first and publish the grounds later.
Mubarak’s successor, the Islamist Mohammed Morsi, was overthrown by the military and is now on trial with other Islamists over acts of violence that were committed during the anti-Mubarak uprising.
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