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Retrial postponed for former Egyptian president

2013-04-13 31 Dailymotion

Anger inside a Cairo courtroom.<br/> <br />On Saturday, the case against ex-President Hosni Mubarak was aborted after the judge set to preside over the trial withdrew and referred the proceedings to another court.<br/> <br />Mubarak, former Interior Minister Habib al-Adli and four top aides are being tried again over the deaths of more than 800 protesters during the popular uprising in 2011.<br/> <br />Outside the court, the adjournment sparked ire among anti-Mubarak protesters, while the ex-president's supporters praised his leadership.<br/> <br />This woman sees the move as proof Egypt's judiciary is corrupt and does not support human rights.<br/> <br />Mubarak and Adli were originally sentenced to life, but won a chance to appeal last year's controversial verdict due to "weak evidence."<br/> <br />Now lawyers say the Cairo Court of Appeals will choose another district to oversee the trial.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AND CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER, ABDEL MONEM ABDEL MAKSOUD, SAYING:<br/> <br />"What's supp

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