The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
August 22, 2013

Mubarak Ordered Released from Prison 
-------------------------------------


 
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has been ordered released from
prison after over two years behind bars. Mubarak is serving a life
sentence for failing to prevent the killing of demonstrators during the
2011 uprising that toppled his regime, but a court has accepted his
appeal for a new trial. He has also been cleared in separate corruption
cases, although he will still face three others upon his release.
Egyptian officials say they expect Mubarak to be transferred to a
hospital followed by house arrest. Mubarak's release comes amidst
ongoing tensions between Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and the interim
Egyptian government, which includes remnants of Mubarak's regime. On
Wednesday, the European Union announced it will limit military exports
to Egypt in response to the recent attacks by state forces on Muslim
Brotherhood supporters.

 

.