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Egypt Court Overturns Mubarak Jail Sentence
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Ousted Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak\'s last remaining conviction was on Tuesday overturned by a court that ordered a retrial in a graft case which could pave the way for his possible release from jail in a dramatic reversal of fortune.
Ousted Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak's last remaining conviction was on Tuesday overturned by a court that ordered a retrial in a graft case which could pave the way for his possible release from jail in a dramatic reversal of fortune.
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Mubarak, 86, was jailed for three years in May last year after being found guilty of fraudulently billing the government US $ 14 million of personal expenses. But the Court of Cassation found legal procedures were not followed properly.
This is the last remaining case keeping Mubarak behind bars as charges of conspiring in the killing of hundreds of protesters during the uprising that ended his nearly three decadeslong rule in 2011 were dropped in November last year. His two sons -- Alaa, 53, and Gamal, 51 -- were given four-year jail terms in the same graft case for which he got three years in prison.
Collectively, they were fined 125 million Egyptian pounds and are required to repay 21 million Egyptian pounds.
Mubarak's supporters broke into cheers and chanted "Long Live Justice!" as the court announced its decision.
The former president's lawyer Farid El-Deeb has said that he hoped his client would soon be released from Cairo military hospital,where he is being held.
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