{{Egypt’s deposed President Hosni Mubarak will remain in custody on new corruption charges, despite a court order to release him before his retrial over the killing of protesters in the uprising against him, Egypt’s state news agency said Monday.}}<\/p>\n
The order by the Cairo Criminal Court followed Mubarak’s request to be released after two years in detention without a final verdict. <\/p>\n
The court said Mubarak could be released on bail if he is not wanted for any other court cases.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors then pointed out that Mubarak has three other cases pending, and he will be held on the basis of those charges despite Monday’s decision.<\/p>\n
The 84-year-old Mubarak has been in detention since 2011 for trial in the main case against him \u2014 responsibility for the killing of nearly 900 protesters during the uprising. <\/p>\n
Most of those were killed in the early days of the revolt that started on Jan. 25 and ended with his stepping down on Feb. 11.<\/p>\n
Mubarak was taken into custody in April 2011. He was the first Arab leader to appear in a defendant’s cage, on trial by his own people. On June 2 2012, he received a life sentence for failing to stop the killings. <\/p>\n
Then he won an appeal in January this year, canceling the sentence on grounds of shoddy procedures. A retrial was ordered.<\/p>\n
The new trial convened Saturday, but the judge recused himself, forcing a delay. A new date and a new panel of judges have yet to be determined.<\/p>\n
Prosecutor spokesman Mahmoud el-Hefny told the state news agency that Mubarak will remain in custody during investigation into three corruption cases. <\/p>\n
Prosecutors are looking into accusations that Mubarak and his family pocketed state funds designated for upkeep of the presidential palaces.<\/p>\n
They are also investigating charges that he received gifts from state media organizations, as well as another case in which he is accused of profiteering from his public office.<\/p>\n
AP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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