EGYPT: Protesters in Tahrir Square say the verdicts in the trial of deposed president Hosni Mubarak, his sons and high-level security officials too lenient, protesters also clash with police near the court

Record ID: 803823

  • Title: EGYPT: Protesters in Tahrir Square say the verdicts in the trial of deposed president Hosni Mubarak, his sons and high-level security officials too lenient, protesters also clash with police near the court
  • Date: 3rd June 2012
  • Summary: PROTESTER HOLDING SIGN READING IN ARABIC "Egypt is the land of wonders" VARIOUS OF MEN SAYING AFTERNOON PRAYERS (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) ANONYMOUS MOTHER OF A VICTIM, SAYING: "I'm asking the help of the people who gather at the Square (Tahrir) to get justice for my son, I need justice for my sons . My son did not commit any crime. How come the sons of Mubarak are set free?
  • Embargoed: 18th June 2012 13:00
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  • Location: Egypt
  • Country: Egypt
  • Topics: Crime,Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVAATUFC6DGMORUTM8JXZ4M5YKD5
  • Story Text: An Egyptian judge convicted former president Hosni Mubarak of complicity in the killings of protesters during the uprising that ended his 30-year rule and sentenced him on Saturday (June 2) to life in prison.
    It was the first time a deposed Arab leader had faced an ordinary court in person since a wave of uprisings shook the Arab world last year, sweeping away four entrenched rulers.
    The judge also sentenced Mubarak's former interior minister, Habib al-Adli, to life in prison. He sentenced Mubarak's two sons Alaa and Gamal to time already served after convicting them on some corruption charges and acquitting them on others. Six security officials were acquitted.
    Demonstrators in Cairo's Tahrir Square protested against verdicts they thought too lenient.
    "I'm asking the help of the people who gather at the Square (Tahrir) to get justice for my son, I need justice for my sons . My son did not commit any crime. How come the sons of Mubarak are set free? My son has lost his eyes," one woman said.
    Protesters angered at the outcome of the trial also clashed with police near the building where the verdicts were read and threw rocks at army vehicles.
    Hundreds of police with riot shields and batons surrounded the police academy where the 10-month trial has been held.
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