Mubarak denies murder, corruption charges at start of trial
Posted August 3, 2011 10:01 am.
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Ousted President Hosni Mubarak denied all charges against him Wednesday at the start of his trial for corruption and complicity in killing protesters during Egypt’s uprising.
The ailing former dictator, 83, had been wheeled by hospital bed into the cage where defendants are traditionally held in Egyptian trials.
After the pleas were entered, a judge adjourned the trial and ordered Mubarak to be detained at a military hospital near Cairo and monitored by an oncologist. Unconfirmed reports have suggested for months he has cancer.
Mubarak had appeared alongside his nine co-defendants, including his sons Gamal and Alaa, his former interior minister Habib el-Adly and six former police officials.
All except Mubarak’s sons have been charged with murder and attempted murder of protesters and could face the death penalty if convicted.
Mubarak and his sons are also accused of corruption.
Some 850 demonstrators were killed during the mostly peaceful uprising in Cairo’s Tahrir Square which began in January.
Mubarak’s trial resumes Aug. 15.
With files from The Associated Press
