Middle East

Verdict postponed in case against ex-president Hosni Mubarak

Judge said he had not finished reviewing all 160,000 pages of evidence in the case

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak lies on a stretcher while being transported ahead of his trial in Cairo today. Mr Mubarak (86) was sentenced to life in prison in 2012 for complicity in the deaths of demonstrators and the breakdown of law and order during the 18-day revolt that ended his 30-year presidency, but an appeals court subsequently ordered a retrial. Photograph: Reuters
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak lies on a stretcher while being transported ahead of his trial in Cairo today. Mr Mubarak (86) was sentenced to life in prison in 2012 for complicity in the deaths of demonstrators and the breakdown of law and order during the 18-day revolt that ended his 30-year presidency, but an appeals court subsequently ordered a retrial. Photograph: Reuters
Sat Sept 27 2014 - 10:49

An Egyptian court postponed to November 29th its verdict on whether former president Hosni Mubarak ordered the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that ended his 30-year rule.

Before adjourning the hearing today, the judge said he and members of the prosecution team had not finished reviewing all the evidence in the case, which amounted to 160,000 pages.

Mr Mubarak, his interior minister Habib al-Adly and six other senior security officers are accused of ordering the killings of more than 800 protesters, sowing chaos and creating a security vacuum during the 18-day revolt.

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak lies on a stretcher as he is transported from a helicopter into an ambulance on his way to his trial in Cairo today. Photograph: Reuters
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak lies on a stretcher as he is transported from a helicopter into an ambulance on his way to his trial in Cairo today. Photograph: Reuters

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