Egypt's ex-President Mubarak's trial resumes after three- month halt
CAIRO. December 29. KAZINFORM The Cairo Criminal Court resumed on Wednesday the trial of Egypt's ex-President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons after a three-month halt over the controversial presiding judge; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
The session opened at around 10 a.m. local time (0800 GMT). Mubarak was airlifted by a helicopter to the Cairo Police Academy from the International Medical Center in the eastern outskirts of Cairo. His two sons, Alaa and Gamal, former Interior Minister Habib el-Adli and six of his aides, were sent to court from the Tora prison in southern Cairo.
The trial venue was under heavy security with armed vehicles. More than 5,000 policemen were deployed to secure the trial, state Nile TV said.
Outside the academy, dozens of Mubarak supporters held banners of his picture, while dozens of the families of those who died in protests chanted against the deposed president.
Five Kuwaiti lawyers joined the defense team for Mubarak, according to official Al-Ahram newspaper.
State media also reported Wednesday Mubarak's defense team said they would reveal the third party that opened fire at demonstrators.
Mubarak, Adli and the former six police commanders face charges of giving orders and complicity in killing protesters; Kazinform cites Xinhua.
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