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Egypt: Hosni Mubarak retrial to begin on 13 April | Egypt: Hosni Mubarak retrial to begin on 13 April |
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Former President Hosni Mubarak will face retrial on 13 April, Egypt's appeal's court has decided. | Former President Hosni Mubarak will face retrial on 13 April, Egypt's appeal's court has decided. |
He faces charges of conspiring to kill protesters during the 2011 revolt that ended his 29-year rule, and corruption. | He faces charges of conspiring to kill protesters during the 2011 revolt that ended his 29-year rule, and corruption. |
A retrial was ordered in January after a court accepted his appeal against the life sentence he had been serving since his conviction last June. | A retrial was ordered in January after a court accepted his appeal against the life sentence he had been serving since his conviction last June. |
Mr Mubarak, 84, is currently in a military hospital. About 850 people were killed in the 2011 crackdown. | Mr Mubarak, 84, is currently in a military hospital. About 850 people were killed in the 2011 crackdown. |
Mr Mubarak's Interior Minister Habib al-Adly, will also face retrial, the Mena state news agency quoted the head of the court as saying. | Mr Mubarak's Interior Minister Habib al-Adly, will also face retrial, the Mena state news agency quoted the head of the court as saying. |
Last year, he was sentenced to life for contributing to the killing of protesters, and for five and 12 years for corruption charges. | Last year, he was sentenced to life for contributing to the killing of protesters, and for five and 12 years for corruption charges. |
Protesters' anger | |
Mr Mubarak's sons, Gamal and Alaa, will be retried on corruption charges for which they were acquitted in June, because of the expiry of a statute of limitations. | |
Mr Mubarak was also found not guilty of corruption. | |
In addition, six Mubarak aides will also return to the dock, Mena reported. | |
Anger sparked by the acquittal of key security officials over the protesters' deaths was a major factor in demonstrations in the wake of the June 2012 verdicts. | |
During the 10-month trial, Mubarak appeared in court on a stretcher, amid frequent reports about his ill-health. | |
He was treated in a military hospital after falling in his prison bathroom in December. | |
Families of protesters who died in the 2011 crackdown were disappointed that the former president was not convicted of ordering the killings. | Families of protesters who died in the 2011 crackdown were disappointed that the former president was not convicted of ordering the killings. |
There was also been anger among some that he has not faced trial for abuses allegedly committed earlier in his rule. | There was also been anger among some that he has not faced trial for abuses allegedly committed earlier in his rule. |