Former Egypt President Hosni Mubarak Cleared of Arab Spring Protester Murders
November 30, 2014
Former president of Egypt Hosni Mubarak has been acquitted of plotting the kill protesters during the 2011 Arab Spring uprising following a retrial. The deposed president was accused, along with seven others, of conspiring to kill hundreds of protesters during the demonstrations which ended his three-decade rule.
Mubarak, 86, was also cleared of a seperate corruption charge involving gas exports to Israel, he faced along with his sons Alaa and Gamal. Mubarak will not be released from prison after been cleared of the murder charges, as he is currently serving a three-year sentence for embezzlement of public funds.
Mubarak’s successor, Mohammed Morsi, was ousted after only a year in charge following the country’s first free presidential election. He was replaced by army chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, who is said to have dropped criticism of the Mubarak regime from Egypt’s media.