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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.
Mr Mubarak's sons, Gamal and Alaa, will be retried on corruption charges for which they were acquitted in June. Protesters' anger
A retrial cannot result in a harsher penalty, but could re-impose a maximum life sentence or even lead to an acquittal. 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.
When the retrials were ordered, one of Mubarak's lawyers said no new evidence would be added to the case. 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.