An Egyptian court sentenced former president Hosni Mubarak and his
two sons to three years in jail without parole on Saturday in the
retrial of a corruption case, although the trio is unlikely to go to
jail again.
Mubarak, who ruled Egypt
with an iron fist for 30 years, and his sons, Gamal and Alaa, already
spent at least three years each in prison for other cases, so will
probably not have to serve out the sentence.
The retrial was of a
case in which Mubarak was sentenced to three years in prison in May last
year on charges of diverting public funds and using the money to
upgrade family properties. His two sons were given four-year jail terms
in the same case.
But Egypt's high court later overturned the convictions and ordered a retrial.
"The ruling of the court
is three years in prison without parole for Mohamed Hosni Mubarak and
Gamal Mohamed Hosni Mubarak and Alaa Mohamed Hosni Mubarak," Judge
Hassan Hassanein announced on Saturday.
Mubarak's treatment by
the courts since being toppled from the presidency during the 2011 Arab
Spring uprisings has been perceived by his opponents as too lenient and
raised doubts about Egypt's transition toward democracy.
Charges against him of
conspiring to kill protesters during the uprising, centered around
Cairo's Tahrir Square, were dropped, and some of his associates were
released from jail .
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