Egyptian court orders retrial in Mubarak corruption case
Mubarak and his sons, Alaa and Gamal, were found guilty of embezzling some $14 mn
Published date: 13 February 2015 09:00 GMT
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Last update: 9 years 9 months ago
An Egyptian court on Tuesday overturned a three-year prison sentence against ousted president Hosni Mubarak on corruption charges and ordered a retrial.
A lower court had handed down the jail term in May last year after convicting him of embezzling about $14 mn which had been earmarked for the maintenance of presidential palaces.
It had also handed down four-year jail sentences against the toppled leader's sons, Alaa and Gamal.
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