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Hosni Mubarak trial: Egypt judge to deliver verdict

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is due to learn if he has been found guilty of conspiracy in the killing of protesters during last year's uprising. oakley flak jacket sunglasses reviewsC

A court in Cairo will decide whether Mr Mubarak, as well as his former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly and four aides, ordered police to shoot demonstrators.

All six deny the charges. They could face the death penalty if convicted.

Mr Mubarak also faces separate charges of abusing his powers to amass wealth, with his sons Alaa and Gamal.

An associate, the tycoon Hussein Salem, is being tried in absentia.

Two other senior interior ministry security officials are accused of failing to anticipate protests and protect public and private property. Discount Oakley Sunglasses outlet,

Army 'responsible'

Hosni Mubarak is the first former leader to be tried in person since the start of the Arab Spring uprisings last year.

Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia was found guilty in absentia of drugs and gun charges in July, while Yemen's Ali Abdullah Saleh received immunity from prosecution after handing over power in November. Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was killed by rebels in October.

Last May, Egypt's prosecutor general declared that Mr Mubarak would stand trial for conspiracy in the killing of about 850 unarmed protesters during the 18-day uprising that forced him to step down in February. He was also charged with using his position to enrich himself.

In August, Mr Mubarak was wheeled into a courtroom on a stretcher, because he had reportedly been suffering heart problems. Discount Oakley Fuel Cell Sunglasses

The prosecution experienced difficulties from the start, with none of its witnesses providing damning statements. The first five recanted their initial statements that police commanders had been ordered to use live ammunition.

Field Marshal Mohammed Hussein Tantawi, the head of Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (Scaf) and former defence minister, reportedly testified in secret that the army had never been instructed to shoot demonstrators.

The trial was suspended from September to December because of a complaint - later dismissed - that the judge was biased.

In the final stage of the trial in early January, the chief prosecutor argued that it was impossible that Mr Mubarak had not ordered police to use deadly force.

The defence argued that the military had been in charge of security when the protesters were killed because the former president had imposed a curfew and transferred responsibility to the chief-of-staff. Police, therefore, could not have received orders from the defendants, their lawyers said. Discount Oakley Asian Fit sunglass

The prosecutor called for the 84-year-old to be hanged.

 

 

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