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Thursday, January 5, 2012

Prosecutor wants death penalty for Mubarak, others


Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak lies on a stretcher as he is carried to the courtroom at the police academy in Cairo on Thursday. Photo: Reuters  
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak lies on a stretcher as he is carried to the courtroom at the police academy in Cairo on Thursday.
Photo: Reuters


The prosecution in the case against Hosni Mubarak on Thursday demanded the death sentence for the former Egyptian president and other defendants including his two sons and the former interior minister.
Mubarak is facing charges of ordering the killing of protesters during the demonstrations which swept him from power last February, Reuters reports.
The judge adjourned the trial until January 9.
"The prosecution demands the maximum penalty against Mubarak and the rest of the accused which is death by hanging,"said Mustafa Khater, a member of the prosecution team during a court session.


Courtesy The Nation

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