Court to Hear Challenge by Mubarak of Life Sentence
The Court of Cassation on December 23 will mull a challenge filed by former president Hosni Mubarak and his interior minister Habib el-Adli against a life sentence ruling.
The pair was sentenced by a Cairo criminal court to life imprisonment over complicity in killing peaceful protesters during the revolution.
The defense teams of Mubarak and Adli had contested the ruling issued on June 2 by the Cairo Criminal Court.
Six former police commanders were acquitted in the case.
Source: Egypt State Information Service. Read full article. (link)
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