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| Mubarak, sons to be tried for killings, corruption |
| 2011-05-25 |
| CAIRO — Egypt’s ex-president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons were on Tuesday referred to a criminal court on charges of ordering the killings of anti-regime protesters and graft, the public prosecutor’s office said. The prosecutor’s office said that Mubarak and his sons Alaa and Gamal have been charged with “premeditated murder of some participants in the peaceful protests of the January 25 revolution.” Unfortunately, every other thug in the world is watching what is happening to Hosni and concluding, "ain't no way I'm giving up power if that's down the road for me." “The public prosecutor Abdel Maguid Mahmud has decided today to refer former president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons Alaa and Gamal, who will remain under detention, and businessman Hussein Salem to a criminal court,” it said. The murder charges may lead to a death sentence if Mubarak is found guilty, the justice minister said earlier this month. Mubarak and his sons have also been charged with profiteering and using their positions for illicit gains and squandering public funds, the prosecutor’s office added. Several of the charges extend to the fourth defendant, Hussein Salem, a businessman close to Mubarak who has been blamed for a controversial deal to supply Israel with gas at lower than usual prices. He has fled the country. The prosecutor also referred to the military prosecution complaints against Mubarak that he had taken a commission from arms deals. |
| Posted by:Steve White |