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Judicial officials refute reports Mubarak and Adly conviction cancelled

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December 22nd, 2012

Judicial officials refuted reports by several media outlets Saturday that the Court of Cassation had rescinded the life sentences handed down to former President Hosni Mubarak and former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly in June.

Both former leaders have appealed their conviction on charges of failing to prevent the killing of peaceful revolution protesters.

Ahmed Ali Abdel Rahman, the first deputy chairman of the Court of Cassation, which will consider their appeals, and the Public Prosecution denied reports circulated on some satellite channels and other media outlets claiming that the June Cairo Criminal Court verdict had been cancelled.

The Court of Cassation will consider the appeals as scheduled on Sunday morning, Abdel Rahman told state-run news agency MENA.

He called on the media to investigate the accuracy of the news they report, especially regarding court rulings. False reports may represent an attempt to influence the court and interfere in its work, a crime punishable by law, he said.

Edited translation from MENA

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Adly verdict in ‘forced labor’ case to be issued 2 February

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December 3rd, 2012

The verdict in the trial of former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly and two other former officials implicated in the so-called “forced labor” case is set to be issued on 2 February, the Giza Criminal Court ruled on Monday.

The court began hearings in the case in July. Major General Hassan Abdel Hamid, Adly’s first assistant, and Mohamed Bassem Lotfy, the commander of his guard, also stand trial in the case. The defendants face charges of profiteering and wasting public money by forcing security recruits to work for them privately.

The prosecutor general demanded the maximum penalty for the defendants, while their lawyers requested their acquittal.

Investigations suggest that Adly had forced around 150 recruits to work on his two farms and as well as a third farm belonging to Colonel Bassel for three years. The recruits also constructed two villas with swimming pools for Adly in 6th of October City and a third one for Bassem.

Adly claims that he thought the recruits were workers at a contracting company and that he had paid for them. He also accused Abdel Hamid of being responsible for this misunderstanding, stating that he paid all the workers’ payments to his assistant.

Adly was previously sentenced to life in prison for killing protesters. He was also sentenced to 17 years in jail for financial corruption.

Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm

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New prosecutor general swears in, declares retrial of Mubarak and Adly

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November 22nd, 2012

Minutes after President Mohamed Morsy announced the new constitutional declaration and his decision to appoint a new prosecutor general to replace Abdel Meguid Mahmoud, Talaat Ibrahim Abdallah was sworn in as Mahmoud's successor. 

Al-Masry Al-Youm tweeted on Thursday evening that after swearing in, Abdallah announced his intention to retry former President Hosni Mubarak, his Interior Minister Habib al-Adly and other officials of the ousted regime on charges of killing protesters.

Several demonstrations over the past months have demanded the cleansing of the judiciary and Mahmoud's dismissal after several officials of the former regime were acquitted of charges of killing protesters during the January 2011 revolution, particularly after the acquittal of those accused of responsibility for the Battle of the Camel, 

The previous sentences of officials charged with killing demonstators would be cancelled, Aballah said. Also, new investigations would be opened into 17 former security directors and 53 officers and policemen who have been acquitted on these charges.

The new investigations are scheduled to begin within a week, and prosecutors will ask the Interior Ministry and the Intelligence Service to provide them with any evidence they have.

Those who were involved in the Battle of the Camel would also be reinvestigated, and their acquittal sentences canceled.

Abdallah was involved in the movement for the independence of the judiciary under former President Hosni Mubarak, was vice president of the Court of Cassation and a member of the committee that was formed by the Judges Club to deal with fraud in the 2005 parliamentary elections. He is 54 years old, born in Tanta, Gharbiya.

Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm

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Brotherhood leader sees US, Israeli role in Sinai instability

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November 20th, 2012

A senior leader at the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party said there are “clear indications” the US and Israel have played a role in the crises in Sinai and Gaza.

“In the past, we used to inquire about the roles of [former chief of intelligence] Omar Suleiman and [former interior minister] Habib al-Adly, but now, with crises in Sinai and Gaza, I am looking for the role of [Israeli home front minister] Avi Dichter and [US Ambassador to Egypt] Anne Patterson,” Mohamed al-Beltagy, a former MP and a member of the Constituent Assembly, wrote on his Facebook page Tuesday.

The Sinai Peninsula has been especially unstable since the January 2011 revolution deposed former president Hosni Mubarak and later brought the Brotherhood to power through elections. The area has seen repeated clashes between security forces and unknown gunmen. One assault in August killed 16 Egyptian officers.

“There are apparent signs of a new wave of planned chaos,” Beltagy wrote. “Clashes, catastrophes, recurrent problems, surprising hurdles to the new constitution, unprecedented media controversies … mounting political disagreements, are all the setting for an atmosphere of chaos.”

Beltagy blamed the new Egyptian regime’s slow decision-making, allowing the former regime figures to occupy vital posts, and failing to expose “the plot being formed.”

However, Beltagy said he is “confident the revolution will proceed despite all challenges and threats.”

Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm

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TV host accused of defaming judiciary released on bail

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October 15th, 2012

TV host Reem Maged was released from custody on LE500 bail on Monday.

Maged is accused of defaming the judiciary in her talk shows, particularly the criminal court that acquitted the six aides of former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly of killing protesters during the revolution.

There are currently 1,164 charges in the courts against journalists and state TV hosts that have been filed by judges accusing them of consistently defaming the judiciary.

Several media figures have been investigated in these cases, including TV host Hala Sarhan, according to the daily Al-Wafd newspaper published by the Wafd Party.

State-owned MENA news agency said that also on Monday, the investigating judge heard the testimonies of Shereif Amer and Lubna Asaly, both TV hosts at the privately-owned Al-Hayat satellite channel, as part of investigations into defamation charges.

Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm

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Mubarak and Adly to be retried, justice minister says

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October 4th, 2012

Former President Hosni Mubarak and former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly will be retried on charges of killing peaceful protesters during the revolution, Justice Minister Ahmed Mekky said Thursday.

Mekky explained that the retrial is necessary because the previous hearing disregarded incidents that took place in governorates outside of Cairo.

Mekky told Al-Masry Al-Youm that the retrial would not cancel the previous ruling, but would add new sentences against the defendants if they are found guilty in incidents that were not considered in the first trial.

Cairo Appeals Court head Samir Aboul Maaty said he has not yet received any information on the subject.

Aboul Maaty refused to give a legal opinion of the retrial decision, saying, “I cannot give now an opinion in a case that I may later consider.”

The fact-finding committee formed to examine the killing of protesters during the 25 January revolution had requested the retrial.  

Mubarak and Adly were found guilty of failing to prevent the killing of protesters and the Cairo Criminal Court sentenced them to life in prison in June. Six top security officials were acquitted on grounds that there was not sufficient evidence to convict them.

Committee head Mohamed Ezzat Sherbash sent a memorandum to the public prosecutor saying the court had built its judgment solely on the incidents in Tahrir Square, which falls under the jurisdiction of Qasr al-Nil police station, disregarding events in other areas in Cairo and the rest of the governorates. It has thus failed to answer to the public prosecution's charges in this regard.

The committee said its decision was based on the initial charges of participation in the murder and the attempted murder of protesters in the governorates of Cairo, Giza, 6th of October, Suez, Alexandria, Beheira, Gharbiya, Qalyubiya, Sharqiya, Daqahliya, Damietta and Beni Suef. State-run news agency MENA did not specify when the memo was sent.

According to the memo, the prosecution is allowed by law to bring the case back to the court for rulings on charges it has disregarded.

The June trial verdict sparked outrage among Egyptians, particularly regarding the acquittals of the six Interior Ministry officials.

Edited translation from MENA

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Court compels Interior Ministry to return former security official to service

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September 1st, 2012

 

The administrative court ordered the Interior Ministry Saturday to return former 6th of October City security head Major General Omar al-Faramawy to service.

Faramawy had filed a lawsuit against the Interior Ministry in June, demanding his reinstatement and past wages.

According to Youm7 newspaper, Faramawy had been sent to retirement after he was accused of being implicated in the killing of peaceful protesters during the early days of the revolution, along with former President Hosni Mubarak, former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly and six senior security aids.

On 2 June, the Cairo Criminal Court sentenced Mubarak and Adly to 25 years in prison for conspiring to kill protesters, the maximum possible sentence under Egyptian law.

Adly's deputies have all been acquitted, including Farmawy.

The former president and his two sons were also acquitted of all financial crimes because 10 years have passed since the alleged crimes were committed.

The verdict sparked outrage among Egyptians, particularly as six major figures in the Interior Ministry were acquitted of the same charges. Judge Ahmed Refaat stated that the evidence that reached the court did not prove that the police had killed demonstrators.

Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm

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Prosecutor appeals Mubarak trial verdicts

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August 1st, 2012

Egypt's public prosecutor appealed on Wednesday against the outcome of the trial of Hosni Mubarak and several of his senior officials over deaths in the uprising that unseated the veteran strongman.

The prosecutor called for the 2 June verdicts to be annulled and for a new trial to be held.

It was not immediately clear on what grounds the appeal was made.

Public Prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmoud said a day after Mubarak and former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly were sentenced to life in prison and six senior police officials acquitted, that he would lodge an appeal.

The verdicts, particularly against the police officials, set off a wave of protests by people who said they were too lenient.

Judge Ahmed Refaat convicted Mubarak and Adly for their roles in the deaths of more than 800 protesters during the revolt that ousted them in February last year but failed to punish any of those who actually conducted the killings.

Corruption charges against Mubarak's sons, Alaa and Gamal, were also dropped because of the expiration of a statute of limitations, and the ex-president was acquitted in one of the graft cases.

But Alaa and Gamal remain in custody because they are awaiting trial in another case.

At the time, a senior member of Mubarak's defense team told AFP the 84-year-old would himself appeal the verdict.

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Adly appeals life sentence

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July 30th, 2012

 

Former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly has filed an appeal to the Court of Cassation against the sentence he received on 2 June for not stopping the killing of peaceful demonstrators during the 25 January revolution. 

The Cairo Criminal Court had sentenced Adly and former President Hosni Mubarak to 25 years in prison for conspiring to kill protesters, the maximum possible sentence under Egyptian law.

Former President Hosni Mubarak is also expected to appeal his sentence.

In addition, the prosecution intends to appeal the acquittals issued for Mubarak’s sons, Alaa and Gamal, business tycoon Hussein Salem, and six high-ranking security officials. The former president, his two sons and Salem were acquitted of charges of financial crimes, because 10 years had lapsed since the alleged crimes were committed. The security officials were found not guilty of killing protesters.

Adly’s defense team said that the court did not have material evidence proving that Adly failed to prevent the killing of protesters, and that he was not charged with intent to kill and therefore did not deserve the maximum penalty.

The defense added that the court did not specify all aspects of the crimes of which Adly was found guilty. Lawyers stated that Adly had told Mubarak the police force was unable to handle the situation when protests broke out last January, which prompted the former president to summon the army, thus lessening Adly’s responsibility in the matter.

Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm

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Judges accuse political figures of defamation after Mubarak ruling

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June 9th, 2012

 

Hundreds of judges and prosecutors filed reports accusing nearly 30 members of Parliament and other political figures of defamation on Saturday, for their disparagement of last week’s ruling against former President Hosni Mubarak, judicial sources told Al-Masry Al-Youm.

Cairo Criminal Court’s ruling last Saturday sparked anger across the country. Mubarak and former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly were both given life sentences, but the former president’s sons, Alaa and Gamal Mubarak, and Adly’s top aides were exonerated.

According to the sources, the list of accused includes Essam Sultan, Mohammed El-Beltagy, Hassan al-Brins, Amr Hamzawy, and Ashraf Thabet.

The judges filing the reports demanded “investigation of those persons on charges of insulting the judiciary,” and gave the judges a number of CDs and copies of newspapers as proof.

The accusations, the sources said, come at a time in which the Supreme Judicial Council is already swamped with hundreds of other reports.

In their reports, the judges said that no prominent figures should be immune from law, and that there should be repercussions for “anyone who wants to tamper with the security of the nation.”

 A judicial source said that an attorney general will investigate the accusations.

Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm. 

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