Mubarak's trial to continue Thursday
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Xinhua, September 8, 2011
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak will return to the court for the fifth session of his trial Thursday, the presiding judge Ahmed Refaat said Wednesday.
The trial will then be adjourned until Sunday and, from then on, it will be conducted on a daily basis, the court said.
Hussein Tantawi, head of Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, will testify in camera on Sunday about the killing of protesters during the massive anti-government protests earlier this year.
Chief of Staff of the armed forces Sami Anan and former vice president Omar Suleiman will testify on Monday and Tuesday respectively.
These sessions will be open only to the defense team and civil plaintiffs, and the media will be banned from coverage.
Egyptian Interior Minister Mansour Essawy will testify on Sept. 14 and his predecessor, Mahmoud Wagdy, will give testimony on Sept. 15.
The fourth session of Mubarak's trial was held Wednesday. The latest session started amid disorder as the civil plaintiffs quarreled about who should talk first. One of them insulted Mubarak, prompting some defendant lawyers to withdraw from the court.
Security Forces Sheriff Mohamed Abdel-Hakim, who testified in the court, said the police personnel were ordered not to hold their own cartouche during the demonstrations and he didn't know who shot the protesters, which contradicted his previous testimony.
He said he didn't know who killed the protesters during the demonstrations, and the prosecution has filed a criminal case of false testimony against him. But official news agency MENA said he was acquitted late Wednesday.
Another witness, Security Forces Sheriff Sergeant Abdel-Hameed Abou Yazeed, said they were armed with blank bullets which were just for intimidation, and they didn't use live ammunition at all.
Mubarak and his two sons first appeared in court on Aug. 3. They denied all the charges against them, including ordering to kill protesters and corruption.
