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| Mubarak's trial in Cairo, to be aired on state TV |
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 CAIRO – The trial of Egypt's toppled president Hosni Mubarak, his two sons and his interior minister will be held in Cairo, a key judicial official said on Thursday, as the health minister said the former leader was fit for transfer."Mubarak's trial will be held on premises of the General Organization for International Exhibitions and Fairs in Cairo's Nasr City on August 3," Deputy Minister of Justice for Court Affairs Mohamed Manie told the official Middle East News Agency (MENA). The trial will also include Mubarak's two sons, Gamal and Alaa, fugitive tycoon Hussein Salem, former Interior Minister Habib el-Adli and six of his senior aides, on charges of being involved in killing protesters during the 18-day protest, which toppled Egypt's 30-year ruler. "The courtroom, the seating and the cage, which will contain the 11 accused, as well as an area for media men, are all being prepared," Manie added. He said that unprecedented security measures are being taken to secure the trial, which a State-owned TV channel will broadcast, while other channels will have the right to transmit the proceedings too. The security measures will also extend to electronic gates. Holding swift trials for Mubarak and former officials in his government has been a main demand of protesters. At least 846 people were killed in the uprising that started on January 25 and culminated with Mubarak ceding interim authority to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces on February 11. Mubarak, who has been in hospital in Sharm el-Sheikh since April, having developed a heart complaint after being questioned about the charges against him, is in good shape, with his blood pressure normal, according to a Ministry of Health statement on Thursday. In related news, lawyer Youssri Abdel-Raziq, who recently obtained a ruling to stop Mubarak's name being removed from public institutions, file a lawsuit on Thursday to have Mubarak's trial halted, according to Al-Wafd website. (Source: The Egyptian Gazette)   Socialize this Subscribe to our RSS feed to stay in touch and receive all of TT updates right in your feed reader
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| Last Updated on 29 July 2011 15:50 |