Charges against Mubarak dropped

Egypt's top appeals court has ordered the retrial of deposed president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons in a corruption case.

Egypt's top appeals court has ordered the retrial of deposed president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons in a corruption case.

Published Nov 29, 2014

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Cairo - An Egyptian court on Saturday dropped its case against ousted president Hosni Mubarak on charges of ordering the killing of protesters during the 2011 revolt that removed him from power.

The court also cleared Mubarak and a former oil minister of graft charges related to gas exports to Israel.

Mubarak's interior minister Habib el-Adly and six aides were also cleared of charges related to the killing of protesters in 2011.

Reuters

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