Trial of Former Egyptian President Mubarak Goes Slowly - TIME

Trial of Former Egyptian President Mubarak Goes Slowly - TIME



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Judge Ahmed Refaat was clearly not happy. He spent much of the court hearing Monday, Aug. 15, in the trial of ex-President Hosni Mubarak trying to get the lawyers to behave themselves. "Please go back to your seats," he told a jostling crowd of men in suits just minutes into the hearing. Several of the roughly 100 plaintiff lawyers in attendance were already hoarse from shouting at one another before the proceedings began. Refaat said the disorder was preventing the court from holding a speedier trial.



After three hours of court time that seemed to accomplish little, Refaat adjourned the hearings until Sept. 5. At that point, the trial for Mubarak and his two sons will be merged — for the second time — with the trial for former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly and six officers. And from now on, Refaat declared, the case will not be televised.

(See photos of Hosni Mubarak on trial.)



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