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Egypt's Hosni Mubarak released from prison
Last edited Thu Aug 22, 2013, 12:36 PM - Edit history (1)
Source: Aljazeera
Former president leaves Tora prison pending further court hearings, but will remain under house arrest.
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been released from prison, according to state television.
The longtime autocrat was taken from Cairo's Tora prison by medical helicopter on Thursday, following a court ruling which ordered his release.
He was initially taken to a military hospital in Maadi, a suburb in southern Cairo.
A small crowd of supporters gathered outside the prison and cheered as the helicopter took off.
Meanwhile, the April 6 youth movement has called protests on Friday against his release.
But his release was met with indifference from many Egyptians, who are more focused on the country's recent political crisis and last week's massacre of supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi.
...Mubarak was convicted last year of involvement in the murder of protesters during the 2011 uprising, and sentenced to life in prison, but was granted a retrial in January. His next hearing is scheduled for August 25.
The longtime autocrat was taken from Cairo's Tora prison by medical helicopter on Thursday, following a court ruling which ordered his release.
He was initially taken to a military hospital in Maadi, a suburb in southern Cairo.
A small crowd of supporters gathered outside the prison and cheered as the helicopter took off.
Meanwhile, the April 6 youth movement has called protests on Friday against his release.
But his release was met with indifference from many Egyptians, who are more focused on the country's recent political crisis and last week's massacre of supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi.
...Mubarak was convicted last year of involvement in the murder of protesters during the 2011 uprising, and sentenced to life in prison, but was granted a retrial in January. His next hearing is scheduled for August 25.
Read more: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/08/201382213336848655.html
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