Photographs: Reuters
Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was on Saturday sentenced to life in prison after a court in Cairo found him guilty of complicity in the killing of protesters during a popular uprising against his 30-year rule last year.
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Hosni Mubarak gets life term, Egypt celebrates
Image: An Egyptian celebrates after a court sentenced deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak to life in prison at Tahrir Square in CairoPhotographs: Reuters
Six former police commanders were acquitted by the court, which also dropped corruption charges against Mubarak's two sons Alaa and Gamal.
Hosni Mubarak gets life term, Egypt celebrates
Image: Egyptians react after the court sentencePhotographs: Reuters
Handing down the sentence to Mubarak and al-Adly, Judge Ahmed Refaat said that the 10-month trial had been a fair one. He said Egyptian people had suffered 30 years of darkness under Mubarak's rule.
Hosni Mubarak gets life term, Egypt celebrates
Image: Relatives of people who died during Egypt's revolutions hug each other after the sentencingPhotographs: Reuters
The court had also refused to issue any new permits to cover the trial and kept the coverage exclusive for state-owned TV.
Hosni Mubarak gets life term, Egypt celebrates
Image: An Egyptian man celebrates after the verdict on MubarakPhotographs: Reuters
After the verdict was announced, scuffles between rival groups erupted in the court.
Punches were thrown as victims' family members protested the verdict inside the court. Others stood on chairs, raising fists in the air and chanting the sentence was not enough, CNN reported.
Hosni Mubarak gets life term, Egypt celebrates
Image: Egyptians celebrate outside the police academy where Mubarak was on trialPhotographs: Reuters
An ailing Mubarak, who spent much of his time during the trial on a mobile bed, and the judge were removed from the courtroom amid the melee.
Outside there were celebrations, with many chanting "God is greatest." Soha Saeed, the wife of one of those killed in the uprising that toppled Mubarak on February 11, 2011, shouted: "I'm so happy. I'm so happy."
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