Egypt court orders retrial for Mubarak

Instead, he was found guilty of being complicit in the killings. Around 850 protesters reportedly died in the uprising, although some rights groups claim the figure is higher.

Mubarak’s defence lawyers had argued the former president did not know of the killings or realise the extent of the street protests. However, an Egyptian fact-finding mission has reportedly determined that he watched the uprising against him unfold through a live TV feed at his palace.

In a retrial, the prosecution has the right to present new evidence. But Mohamed Abdel Razek, one of Mubarak’s lawyers, said the retrial would be based on the same evidence used in the original trial.

“No new evidence will be added to the case,” he said, adding that there were countless flaws in the verdict. “[These]
resulted in the unfair trial of our client.”

Al Jazeera’s Rawya Rageh, reporting from Cairo, said the appeals court is known to be one of the best courts in the country.

“It is very meticulous and goes through every single detail,” she said.

On Saturday, an ailing Mubarak was interrogated over fresh charges of corruption and ordered detained for 15 days pending an investigation.

He is accused of accepting gifts worth around $1m from the country’s flagship state newspaper al-Ahram.

Source: Aljazeera