Retrial of Egypt’s Mubarak adjourned to July 6

Former Egyptian leader and two sons faces charges of corruption and involvement in protesters’ death during 2011 uprising

10 June 2013, 4:41 pm Edit

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak waves to his supporters from behind bars as he attends a hearing in his retrial on appeal in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, April 13, 2013 (photo credit: AP)

CAIRO (AP) — A Cairo court adjourned to July 6 the retrial of former President Hosni Mubarak over charges of corruption and involvement in the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that ousted him.

The court on Monday also ruled to release his two sons, Alaa and Gamal, who are on trial for corruption, but they will remain in detention over other corruption-linked cases.

Mubarak, also in detention, is charged with both corruption and responsibility for the deaths of some 850 protesters during the early days of the uprising which witnessed deadly security crackdowns.

The three appeared at the court session on Monday, held inside the heavily fortified Cairo’s Police Academy. The judge inspected evidence including video footage of protests, and pledged at the session’s conclusion to “dig for the truth.”

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