MUBARAK TO FACE TRIAL IN CAIRO IN AUGUST

PanARMENIAN.Net
June 1, 2011 – 21:59 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and his two
sons will stand trial August 3 in a Cairo criminal court for alleged
graft and for their suspected role in killing protesters.

Mubarak, overthrown by a popular uprising this year, was ordered
on June 1 to stand trial in August for the killing of protesters on
charges that could carry the death penalty.

Mubarak, ousted on Feb. 11 after mass protests demanding an end to his
30 years in power, has been questioned about his role in a crackdown
in which more than 840 demonstrators died, as well as about alleged
corruption. He could face the death penalty if convicted on the charge
of “pre-mediated killing”.

His two sons, Alaa and Gamal, once viewed as being groomed for the
presidency, will also stand trial alongside their father and prominent
business executive Hussein Salem.

Egypt’s public prosecutor said that Mubarak was in no condition to be
transferred to a prison hospital and would for now stay in a health
facility in a Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, where he has been
detained since mid-April.

The alleged crimes listed by the prosecutor include pre-meditated
murder, abuse of influence, wasting public funds and unlawfully making
private financial gains, Reuters reported.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress