Trial of Hosni Mubarak resumes in Egypt

Hosni Mubarak
former Egyptian President,

Trial of Hosni Mubarak resumes in Egypt

The trial of the former Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, has resumed after a delay of almost two months.

State TV showed the 83-year-old being carried in a stretcher into the court, at the police academy in the capital, Cairo.

Charges

Mr Mubarak is accused of corruption, and of ordering the killing of protesters during the uprising which forced him to step down last February.

His two sons, Alaa and Gamal, are also in the dock for abusing power to amass wealth.

The former interior minister and six senior police officers are also charged for conspiring in killing of protesters.

They have all denied the charges against them.

Police deployed

State TV carried live footage of Mr. Mubarak's arrival at the court on Wednesday.
Wearing a black tracksuit and covered with a blanket, he was taken on a stretcher from an ambulance to a waiting room.

He was earlier flown to the police academy by helicopter from a Cairo military hospital, where he received treatment for a heart condition.

Proceedings were delayed because lawyers representing the families of almost 840 protesters killed during the 18-day uprising demanded that the presiding judge, Ahmed Refaat, and two other judges be replaced.

They had complained that the judges had failed to give them adequate time to question Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, who heads the army council now ruling Egypt, during his court appearance.

The judge was expected on Wednesday to take requests from lawyers and set dates for more testimony.

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