It is @8:18 AM right now and the TV channels are broadcasting from inside and outside the courtroom. The Lawyers are inside the courtroom and according to news reports all defendants arrived except Mubarak whose ambulance has not arrived yet from the international medical center. We are waiting for him for the trial’s session would start !!
| The security convey by Ali Dahmash |
There is technically an army protecting the police academy in a way that makes me mad about all those millions spent to secure such a trial. The police has deployed 5000 policemen and 50 armored vehicles. There are army forces as well protecting the academy.
Here is a photo by CNN’s Ben Wedeman showing the families of the martyrs.
@8:27 AM
Mubarak’s helicopter has arrived at the International medical center !!
According to a report published by Reuters written by its military correspondent in Egypt , Mubarak may continue staying at the luxurious medical center even if he is sentenced. Yesterday Al Jazeera reported that Torah prison hospital was being prepared for his transfer.
Here is a reminder of Mubarak’s trial in numbers.
You can follow the trial on twitter on these hashtags : #MubarakTrial and Mubarak in Trial in Arabic #Mubaraktrial
You can watch it alive on ONTV Live broadcast on YouTube.
Here is a shot showing the court room by Sarah El Deeb.
@8:48 AM CLT
The families of the victims have set a ladder , the symbol of presidential candidate Ahmed Shafik on fire. Shafik was the last PM appointed by Mubarak.
@9:16 AM CLT
@9:22 AM CLT
@9:36 AM CLT
Mubarak has arrived at the court , he is wearing a training suit and sun glasses , he is laying on a stretcher. “By Sherif Kouddous”
The arrival of Mubarak
I notice that the special forces from police are in the scene , I do not see army special forces like before.
@9:48 AM CLT
According to Al Masry Al Youm Khadija El Gamal and Heidi Raskh , the wives of Gamal and Alaa Mubarak arrived outside the court.
The judges arrived at the court panel.
@9:58 AM CLT
The trial has started. Mubarak entered the cage after Alaa, Gamal and El Adly as well other defendants.
The people cheered against Mubarak called him “Pharaoh”
Judge Rafeat called the defendants and Mubarak answered “ I am here”.
@10:03 AM CLT
Judge Rafeat is now speaking about the verdict, he seems to be nervous. He will give 3 minutes for each defendant to speak.
Judge Rafeat is speaking now , he is addressing the public in a very emotional speech praising the revolution and slamming the former regime in a way that scaring me because I do not want any shocks.
El Adly , Gamal and Alaa Mubarak seemed to be nervous.
@10:32 AM CLT
The sentences :
Mubarak and El Adly took life sentences while all the senior police general “all of the 6 including the corrupted Hassan Abdel Rahman and Ismail El Shaer” were acquitted.
Mubarak , his sons and Salem were acquitted in the corruption case because it was an old one.
The trial’s documents lack proper evidence to convict all the police generals !!
These sentences can create bloody chaos in the country.
There are clashes inside the court , the lawyers and people inside it kept screaming “The people want to purge the judiciary”
