Mubarak trial divides protesters, and courtroom

  • 12 years ago
Demonstrators gathered outside of Cairo's Police Academy on Tuesday to mark another hearing in the murder and conspiracy trial of deposed President Hosni Mubarak.

Separated by riot police were supporters of the ailing, octogenarian former leader and those who want to see him executed, a penalty that prosecuting attorneys have asked the presiding judge to impose.

Inside the courtroom, defence and plaintiffs attorneys chanted and yelled at one another, while lead Mubarak lawyer Farid el-Deeb claimed that Mubarak never gave the order to attack protesters.

Al Jazeera's Sherine Tadros reports from Cairo.