- Title: Egypt court finds ex-president Mubarak innocent in killing of protesters
- Date: 2nd March 2017
- Summary: HEIDELBERG, GERMANY (FILE - MARCH 16, 2010) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WHERE MUBARAK UNDERWENT GALLBLADDER SURGERY
- Embargoed: 16th March 2017 16:04
- Keywords: Hosni Mubarak Egypt Cairo trial protesters killings 2011 court
- Location: ALEXANDRIA, CAIRO, SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT/HEIDELBERG, GERMANY
- City: ALEXANDRIA, CAIRO, SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT/HEIDELBERG, GERMANY
- Country: Egypt
- Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Judicial Process/Court Cases/Court Decisions
- Reuters ID: LVA003669Q0XZ
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- Story Text: PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS MATERIAL WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY 4:3
Egypt's top appeals court found Hosni Mubarak innocent on Thursday (March 2) of involvement in the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that ended his 30-year rule, in a final ruling that could see the former president walk free.
Mubarak, 88, was originally sentenced to life in prison in 2012 for conspiring to murder 239 demonstrators, sowing chaos and creating a security vacuum during an 18-day revolt which began in Jan. 2011, but an appeals court ordered a retrial.
That retrial culminated in 2014 in an Egyptian court dropping the case. However, the public prosecution appealed the decision and ordered another retrial by Egypt's top appeals court.
That began on Thursday, with the judge reading Mubarak the charges, in which he and his interior minister were accused of providing vehicles and weapons used to assault protesters and failing to take action to prevent deaths.
After an all-day hearing, Judge Ahmed Abdel Qawi announced: "The court has found the defendant innocent."
The court also rejected demands by lawyers of the victims to reopen civil suits, leaving no remaining option for appeal or retrial. - Copyright Holder: FILE REUTERS (CAN SELL)
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