In the most sensational trial in Egyptian history, former President Hosni Mubarak, indicted for murder and corruption, was brought on a stretcher, to court in Cairo by helicopter from his Sharm al Sheikh hospital bed, today (Wednesday.)
The police then lowered their 83 year-old former Rais, into the iron-barred and steel-meshed cage of the accused. He is being tried together with his two sons (both once hailed as likely successors to the presidency,) his former Interior Minister, the widely hated Habib Al Adli, and six aides.
He was President of Egypt from the assassination of Anwar as-Sadat in 1981 until his Army forced his resignation on 11 February, after massive demonstrations against him.
Much of the poor hates him, as he and his family's fortunes were reported to have grown astronomically during his Presidency. He is accused of ordering the murder of protesters, which eventually brought about his downfall.
