The Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, who was ousted last February by massive protests against his 30-year rule, be tried for the killing of protesters and other charges, reported the Attorney General of that country. In a statement, the Attorney General announced that referred to Mubarak and his two sons Gamal Allah and to criminal court, and this week completed 45 days in custody, the maximum period for which a suspect is in custody pending investigation.
Mubarak was overthrown on 11 February after massive protests demanding an end to his government, upon which Egyptian security forces exercised a brutal crackdown which left over 800 dead. The Attorney General put him under protective custody last April 13 while investigating the responsibility of exmandatario and two children on those facts, and allegations of corruption.
The listed crimes include "willful killing, attempted murder, abuse of power, deliberate loss of public funds and illicit enrichment," according to the prosecutor's statement reproduced by the newspaper The Egyptian Gazette. The decision to bring the case to the Court Mubarak announced when the deposed leader and his son meet 41 days in detention, although the former leader of 83 years is hospitalized due to his deteriorating health.
Mubarak suffered a heart attack on April 13 during which he was the first interrogation, and he was admitted to a hospital in the resort city of Sharm-el-Sheik, where he has remained in military custody. Thousands of Egyptians have been demonstrating in the central Tahrir Square in Cairo to demand that the president is tried and activists have called for a new mobilization for next Friday in order to demand for acceleration of the trial. 
Mubarak was overthrown on 11 February after massive protests demanding an end to his government, upon which Egyptian security forces exercised a brutal crackdown which left over 800 dead. The Attorney General put him under protective custody last April 13 while investigating the responsibility of exmandatario and two children on those facts, and allegations of corruption.
The listed crimes include "willful killing, attempted murder, abuse of power, deliberate loss of public funds and illicit enrichment," according to the prosecutor's statement reproduced by the newspaper The Egyptian Gazette. The decision to bring the case to the Court Mubarak announced when the deposed leader and his son meet 41 days in detention, although the former leader of 83 years is hospitalized due to his deteriorating health.
Mubarak suffered a heart attack on April 13 during which he was the first interrogation, and he was admitted to a hospital in the resort city of Sharm-el-Sheik, where he has remained in military custody. Thousands of Egyptians have been demonstrating in the central Tahrir Square in Cairo to demand that the president is tried and activists have called for a new mobilization for next Friday in order to demand for acceleration of the trial.
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