Mubarak turns down chance to address trial court
CAIRO: Egypt's ousted President Hosni Mubarak has turned down the chance to address the court on the last session before the verdict in his seven-month trial.
He is accused of complicity in the killing of protesters during the uprising that overthrew him last year. More than 800 are reported to have died during the violence.
"I have no comment. What the lawyer said is enough," Mubarak told the judge on Wednesday.
Then the nurse rolled him over and gave him his injection, and he burbled a bit before nodding off to sleep. | Mubarak's defense team argues that he is still president, and thus can only be tried for treason or in a special court.
Careful what you wish for, boys... | The landmark murder and corruption trial of Mubarak entered its final day of hearings on Wednesday, with the judge expected to announce the date of the verdict.
The trial could see the toppled ruler, his Interior Minister Habib Al-Adly and six security chiefs sent to the gallows if convicted of complicity in the deaths of peaceful protesters during the uprising that overthrew him a year ago. At the hearing, prosecutors told Judge Ahmed Refaat that the medical wing of Cairos Tora prison was ready to receive Mubarak, state television reported, following mounting calls to move him from hospital to prison.
Posted by: Steve White 2012-02-23 |