Egypt's ex-president Mubarak to return to court

Source: Agencies | August 15, 2011, Monday |

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FORMER Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak returns to court today to face charges of killing protesters, in a hearing that could decide if the head of the ruling military council will take the stand as a witness.
Defence lawyers say that any testimony by Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi on Mubarak's role in trying to suppress the 18-day uprising, in which more than 800 people were killed, could decide the fate of the 83-year-old.
Tantawi, who was defense minister for two decades under Mubarak, heads the military council that took power when Mubarak was ousted on February 11 by the mass protests.
Mubarak, accused of corruption and ordering the killing of protesters, went on trial on August 3 in a case that has gripped the Arab world, where leaders rule for life and are seldom held to account.
The first Arab head of state to stand trial in person since popular uprisings swept the Middle East, the former air force commander faces charges that could carry the death penalty.

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Egypt's ex-president Mubarak to return to court

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