Friday, July 29, 2011

Trial Of Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak To Start Next Year

Hosni Mubarak ... will face the courts. Photo: Reuters

Mubarak To Face Public Trial In Cairo Next Week -- McClatchy News

CAIRO — Toppled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, his two sons and several others charged with plotting to kill hundreds of anti-government demonstrators will face a very public trial in Cairo beginning next Wednesday, a senior Egyptian official said Thursday.

The announcement — which came after the Egyptian health minister reported that Mubarak's health was stable enough for him to be transported to Cairo — allayed fears among many Egyptians that the 83-year-old former president would escape a trial or it would be postponed, which probably would have fueled massive protests.

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More News On the Pending Trial Of Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak

Mubarak declared fit to stand trial
-- Sydney Morning Herald
Mubarak trial draws mixed reactions -- Egyptian Gazette
Upcoming Mubarak trial a prism for Egypt's contending passions -- L.A. Times

My Comment:
If Mubarak is around by this time next year, I will be surprised.

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