Retrial postponed for former Egyptian president
- 11 years ago
Anger inside a Cairo courtroom.
On Saturday, the case against ex-President Hosni Mubarak was aborted after the judge set to preside over the trial withdrew and referred the proceedings to another court.
Mubarak, former Interior Minister Habib al-Adli and four top aides are being tried again over the deaths of more than 800 protesters during the popular uprising in 2011.
Outside the court, the adjournment sparked ire among anti-Mubarak protesters, while the ex-president's supporters praised his leadership.
This woman sees the move as proof Egypt's judiciary is corrupt and does not support human rights.
Mubarak and Adli were originally sentenced to life, but won a chance to appeal last year's controversial verdict due to "weak evidence."
Now lawyers say the Cairo Court of Appeals will choose another district to oversee the trial.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AND CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER, ABDEL MONEM ABDEL MAKSOUD, SAYING:
"What's supp
On Saturday, the case against ex-President Hosni Mubarak was aborted after the judge set to preside over the trial withdrew and referred the proceedings to another court.
Mubarak, former Interior Minister Habib al-Adli and four top aides are being tried again over the deaths of more than 800 protesters during the popular uprising in 2011.
Outside the court, the adjournment sparked ire among anti-Mubarak protesters, while the ex-president's supporters praised his leadership.
This woman sees the move as proof Egypt's judiciary is corrupt and does not support human rights.
Mubarak and Adli were originally sentenced to life, but won a chance to appeal last year's controversial verdict due to "weak evidence."
Now lawyers say the Cairo Court of Appeals will choose another district to oversee the trial.
(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AND CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER, ABDEL MONEM ABDEL MAKSOUD, SAYING:
"What's supp