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    January 05, 2012

Prosecution Demands Death Penalty for Egypt's Mubarak

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   Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is carried from an ambulance to
   a helicopter for his trial in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012.
   Photo: AP
   Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is carried from an ambulance to
   a helicopter for his trial in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012.

   The top prosecutor in the trial of Hosni Mubarak has demanded the death
   penalty for the former Egyptian president and his two sons.
   Mustafa Suleiman made the demand during a court session Thursday in
   Cairo.
   Mubarak is charged with corruption and involvement in the deaths of
   hundreds of anti-government protesters during last year's uprising that
   forced him from power.
   The former leader has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
   He faces the death penalty if convicted of murder. The co-defendants
   include his two sons, Egypt's former interior minister and senior
   police officers. Suleiman is also seeking the death penalty for them.
   Earlier this week, the prosecution in Mubarak's trial called him a
   "tyrannical leader" who sought to hand power to friends and relatives.
   Mubarak's trial restarted last week after more than a three-month
   suspension, while the court considered a request to have the judges
   replaced.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.
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