An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced former Egyptian president Hosni
Mubarak to 3 years in prison on corruption charges after a retrial in
Cairo. It was not clear whether the sentence will include the time
Mubarak has already served, the Associated Press reported.
According to the court order, which also includes a 125 million Egyptian
pound ($16.3 million) fine, Mubarak's sons Gamal and Alaa were given 4
years of imprisonment each in the same case, which centers on the
embezzlement of millions of dollars over the course of a decade. The
court's decision can be appealed, a lawyer for Mubarak reportedly said.
The funds, which were meant to pay for renovation of presidential
palaces, were allegedly spent by Mubarak and his sons on maintaining
their private residences, AP reported, adding that several supporters of
the 87-year-old autocrat shouted in anger as the judge announced his
verdict.
In January, an Egyptian court had ordered a retrial in the $17 million
embezzlement case dropping the only remaining charge against him. The
court had also overturned the convictions of his two sons, reportedly
noting that legal procedures had not been followed properly.
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