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Egypt appeals court acquits Mubarak over protester killings
yahoo.com ^ | 3/2/17 | afp

Posted on 03/02/2017 7:58:31 AM PST by ColdOne

Cairo (AFP) - Egypt's top appeals court on Thursday acquitted ex-president Hosni Mubarak of involvement in the killing of protesters during the 2011 revolt that ended his three-decade reign, a judicial official said.

Mubarak had been sentenced to life in 2012 but an appeals court ordered a retrial, which dismissed the charges two years later.

Thursday's ruling by the Court of Cassation is final.

The trial was Mubarak's final one, after prosecutors levelled various charges against him following his February 2011 resignation.

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1 posted on 03/02/2017 7:58:31 AM PST by ColdOne
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To: ColdOne

This needs a companion report of BHO and HRC convictions for their involvement in the 2011 “protests.”


2 posted on 03/02/2017 8:19:02 AM PST by Prolixus (Drain the swamp!!!)
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