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| Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is seen behind bars during his retrial on August, 25 2013 in Cairo |
Deposed Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak,
appeared in court Sunday as his retrial resumed on charges involving the
killing of hundreds of protesters during the popular 2011 uprising that
led to his ouster.
Mubarak was convicted on
the charges last year and sentenced to life in prison, but appealed the
ruling and was granted a retrial.
A court ordered Mubarak released last week and placed under house arrest while he awaits a retrial.
The 85-year-old Mubarak had been held since shortly after he was removed from power.
The ousted autocratic
leader's health has been a bone of contention during his trial and
incarceration. He suffered a heart attack after relinquishing power and
had said that he was physically unfit to stand trial.
Muslim Brotherhood trial
The spiritual leader of
the Muslim Brotherhood was also to appear in a Cairo courtroom Sunday to
face charges of inciting violence that took the lives of eight
protesters in the wake of former President Mohamed Morsy's ouster from
power. Morsy was elected after Mubarak was toppled.
But Mohamed Badie did not appear in court.
Last week, the military
arrested Badie, the group's supreme guide, and Safwat Hegazy, a preacher
and hardline supporter of the movement. They were among about 100
members of the Muslim Brotherhood taken into custody on Tuesday.
Morsy, who was deposed by the military amid widespread protest over his rule, has been held since early July.
Egypt has been in
turmoil since Morsy's removal from office, with the military battling
Muslim Brotherhood members and other Morsy supporters.
This month, about 900
people -- citizens as well as members of security forces -- were killed.
The deaths occurred when the military used force to clear two pro-Morsy
sit-in sites in Cairo.
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