CAIRO: A Cairo court has adjourned to Aug. 17 the retrial of former President Hosni Mubarak over charges of corruption and involvement in the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that ousted him.
Mubarak and his two sons, Alaa and Gamal, who are on trial for corruption, appeared at the court session yesterday.
Mubarak is charged with both corruption and responsibility for the deaths of some 850 protesters during the early days of the 2011 revolt. The former leader was convicted in 2012 of the charges, but an appeals court granted a retrial.
Meanwhile a noted Egyptian blogger jailed for insulting deposed President Muhammad Mursi was released from prison yesterday, state news agency MENA said, but he remained on trial for inciting violence.
Ahmed Douma was sentenced to six months in jail for calling Mursi a criminal and a murderer in media interviews, in a case activists said was part of a crackdown on dissent by Mursi and his government.
Mursi was toppled by the military on Wednesday a year after he became Egypt's first freely elected president.
, following mass protests against his him amid economic stagnation and fears of a power grab by his Muslim Brotherhood movement.
On Thursday, the public prosecution ordered Douma's release in the first case — insulting Mursi.
But he remained in custody on a separate charge of inciting violence during protests near the Brotherhood's headquarters in March, when at least 130 people were injured.
Douma is due to appear in court again today, along with 12 other activists, when that trial resumes.
Mubarak’s retrial adjourned till Aug. 17
