Former Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak has been cleared of charges of corruption and killing of countless Egyptian protesters in a revolution that toppled him in 2011.
Mubarak ruled Egypt for 29 years. The 86-year-old Mubarak was convicted in 2012 of issuing orders to kill peaceful protesters through the country’s 2011 uprising and was sentenced to life in prison. He appealed and was granted a fresh trial last year.
Also acquitted were Mubarak’s former Interior Minister Habib el-Adly and six of el-Adly’s aides, who’d been accused to be attached to the deaths of 239 protesters as security forces cracked down to them in 2011. Mubarak’s two sons also were acquitted Saturday of corruption.
Mubarak still faces a three-year sentence for a previous conviction for embezzlement, however it not yet determined when he’ll be freed. Prosecutors have the choice of appealing the acquittal decision.
Former-Egypt Leader Hosni Mubarak cleared of corruption & murder charges
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